Patent ID: 8918012
Filing Date: 2014-12-23
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a casing having an opening that is open upwardly; a cover configured to open and close the opening; a process cartridge including a photosensitive member, the process cartridge being configured to be attached to or removed from the casing through the opening; and a guide configured to guide the process cartridge in the casing while changing a position of the process cartridge when the process cartridge is attached to or removed from the casing, wherein the process cartridge includes a first guided portion disposed proximate to the photosensitive member and a second guided portion disposed in a position further away from the photosensitive member than the first guided portion, wherein the guide includes a first guide configured to guide the first guided portion and a second guide configured to guide the second guided portion, and wherein the second guide has an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion being disposed on an upstream side in an attaching direction of the process cartridge, the lower portion extending smoothly from a lower end of the upper portion to a stop position in which the second guided portion of the process cartridge attached to the casing is disposed, and the lower portion being curved away from the first guide.