Patent ID: 9092006
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an apparatus body; and a cartridge configured to be mounted in and removed from the apparatus body, the cartridge including: the apparatus body including: the movable member having a contact part configured to contact the second part of the sensing body, the sensing body being configured to move among first, second and third positions, the sensing body being configured to be disposed at the first position when the cartridge has been removed from the apparatus body, disposed at the second position when the first part of the sensing body contacts the housing of the cartridge that has been mounted in the apparatus body, and disposed at the third position when the second part of the sensing body contacts the movable member of the cartridge that has been mounted in the apparatus body, and the judging unit is configured to determine that the cartridge has been removed from the apparatus body if the sensing body is at the first position, to determine that the cartridge has been mounted in the apparatus body if the sensing body is at the second position, and to determine that the cartridge is a new product if the sensing body is at the third position.