Patent ID: 9618873
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: G03G

Claim:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: a main body; a moving member movable with respect to the main body in a state of supporting an image forming portion comprising an image bearing member, the moving member movable between an inside position located inside of the main body and an outside position located outside of the main body, and in which at least a part of the image forming portion is removably mountable on the moving member as a cartridge; an exposure device configured to perform light exposure for forming an electrostatic latent image on the image bearing member through an exposure opening provided in the moving member; a shielding member provided on the moving member and configured to shield the exposure opening; and a holding mechanism configured to hold the shielding member in a shielding position corresponding to the exposure opening while the moving member is moved between the inside position and the outside position, and to hold the shielding member in a non-shielding position in which the exposure opening is opened when the moving member is located in the inside position.