Patent ID: 9031456
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: a mounting unit positioned in a main body of the image forming apparatus including wherein the image forming apparatus is configured to be detachably attached to a detachable unit including the other of the concave portion and the convex portion, wherein the main body side connector is configured to fit with a unit side connector of the detachable unit by an attaching operation for attaching the detachable unit to the main body of the image forming apparatus, wherein the concave portion extends along an attaching direction in which the detachable unit is attached to the main body of the image forming apparatus, wherein the convex portion is attached to an end surface of one of the detachable unit and the mounting unit at a position corresponding to the concave portion, and wherein a length in the attaching direction of at least a portion of the main body side connector that receives the unit side connector is less than a length in the attaching direction between an end of the convex portion and the end surface of the one of the detachable unit and the mounting unit.