Patent ID: 8634744
Filing Date: 2014-01-21
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming device comprising: a main casing; a retaining member configured to be movable in a first direction between an accommodated position inside the main casing and a pulled-out position pulled-out from the main casing, the retaining member including a first side plate and a second side plate extending in the first direction and disposed in confrontation with and spaced apart from each other in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction; a plurality of developing units retained in the retaining member; a plurality of toner cartridges having one-on-one correspondence to the plurality of developing units and configured to be mountable in or detachable from the retaining member when the retaining member is located at the pulled-out position, each toner cartridge comprising a casing formed with a cartridge opening for supplying toner accommodated in the casing to the corresponding developing unit, and a cartridge shutter configured to be movable between an open position for opening the cartridge opening and a closed position for closing the cartridge opening; and an operation unit provided in the retaining member and configured to be pivotally movable in an imaginary plane parallel to the first direction and the second direction, the operation unit being interlocked with the cartridge shutter while the toner cartridge is mounted in the retaining member to move the cartridge shutter between the open position and the closed position in accordance with the pivotal movement of the operation unit.