Patent ID: 9026010
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming apparatus body; and a cartridge that is attachable to and detachable from the image forming apparatus body, wherein the image forming apparatus body includes an open-close portion that is opened and closed to uncover and cover an opening through which the cartridge is attached to the image forming apparatus body, wherein the cartridge includes a case body, a locking portion provided on the case body, and a handle portion, the handle portion being attached to the case body and grasped when the cartridge is attached to and detached from the image forming apparatus body, wherein the handle portion is capable of being positioned at a first position, a second position, and a third position, the first position being one at which a tip of the handle portion protrudes beyond the case body, the second position being one at which the tip of the handle portion is closer to the case body than in the case where the handle portion is at the first position, the second position being one at which the cartridge that has been attached to the image forming apparatus body comes into contact with the open-close portion when the open-close portion is closed, and the third position being one at which the tip of the handle portion is closer to the case body than in the case where the handle portion is at the second position, and wherein the handle portion is locked by the locking portion at the third position so as not to move from the third position to the second position.