Patent ID: 9031473
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an apparatus main body configured to form an image on a sheet using toner; an operation member for turning on and off a power supply of the apparatus main body according to operation by a user, the operation member being capable of taking an ON posture for turning on the power supply and an OFF posture for turning off the power supply, the OFF posture being a posture in which the operation member is in a predetermined OFF position, and the ON posture being a posture in which the operation member is located in an ON position separated from the OFF position, the operation member being a push button configured to slide in a first direction extending from the OFF position to the ON position according to a pressing operation by the user; a toner container configured to store the toner and including an opening section configured to allow communication between an inside and an outside of the container; a shutter capable of taking an opening posture for opening the opening section and a closing posture for closing the opening section; and an interlocking mechanism configured to interlock the posture of the operation member and the posture of the shutter to set the shutter in the opening posture when the operation member takes the ON posture and to set the shutter in the closing posture when the operation member takes the OFF posture, the interlocking mechanism setting the shutter in the closing posture by locating the shutter in a position opposed to the opening section when the operation member is in the OFF position, the interlocking mechanism transmitting a driving force to the shutter caused by sliding the operation member from the OFF position to the ON position, and locating the shutter in a position retracted from the opening section to thereby set the shutter in the opening posture.