Patent ID: 8886081
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An electrophotographic image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material in a state that a cartridge is mounted to a mounting portion of a main assembly of said apparatus, said apparatus comprising: an opening provided in said main assembly for permitting said cartridge to pass into said main assembly to mount said cartridge to said mounting portion; an openable member provided in said main assembly and movable between a closed position for closing said opening and an open position for opening said opening; an exposure device for emitting light to which an electrophotographic photosensitive member provided in said cartridge is exposed; and a guiding member provided in said main assembly to guide said cartridge, wherein said guiding member functions to guide said cartridge toward said mounting portion when said cartridge is mounted to said mounting portion through said opening that is open by movement of said openable member to the open position, wherein said guiding member includes (i) a descending surface that descends relative to a horizontal direction, and (ii) an ascending surface that ascends relative to the horizontal direction and which is disposed below said mounting portion, and wherein, when said cartridge is mounted to said mounting portion, said cartridge is moved down along said descending surface below said exposure device and then is moved up along said ascending surface in a portion downstream of said exposure device with respect to the mounting direction.