Patent ID: 8437658
Filing Date: 2013-05-07
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a first positioned member; a first positioning member that moves between a first positioning position in which the first positioned member is positioned and a first releasing position in which the positioning of the first positioned member is released; a first transmitted member supported on the first positioning member; a second positioned member; a second positioning member that moves between a second positioning position in which the second positioned member is positioned and a second releasing position in which the positioning of the second positioned member is released; a second transmitted member supported on the second positioning member; an operating portion, formed by a single member that is operated by an operator; a first transmitting member supported on the operating portion, coupled removably to the first transmitted member and transmitting an operation of the operating portion to the first transmitted member; a second transmitting member supported on the operating portion and transmitting the operation of the operating portion to the second transmitted member; and the operating portion that moves between a first operating position in which each of the positioning members is moved to each of the positioning positions and a second operating position in which each of the positioning members is moved to each of the releasing positions through each of the transmitting members and each of the transmitted members when the first transmitting member and the first transmitted member are coupled to each other, and that carries out the movement to the first operating position to move the second positioning member to the second positioning position through the second transmitting member and the second transmitted member and carries out the movement to the second operating position to move the second positioning member to the second releasing position when the first transmitting member and the first transmitted member are decoupled from each other.