Patent ID: 9014596
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An electrophotographic image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material comprising: an image forming unit including a mounting portion for demountably mounting a cartridge, said image forming unit being movable, relative to a main assembly of said electrophotographic image forming apparatus in a state that said cartridge is demountably mounted to said mounting portion, between an image forming position for executing image formation, and a mounting and demounting position, different from the image forming position, for mounting and demounting said cartridge; a preventing member provided on said image forming unit and movable between a preventing position for preventing said cartridge mounted to said mounting portion from moving outwardly of said mounting portion, and a permitting position for permitting said cartridge to be mounted to said mounting portion; a portion-to-be-prevented, provided on said cartridge, to be prevented by said preventing member; and a contact portion, provided in said main assembly, for contacting said cartridge to press said cartridge toward said mounting portion by movement of said image forming unit from the mounting and demounting position toward the image forming position.