Patent ID: 7424954
Filing Date: 2008-09-16
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a reading section having a scanner unit for reading a document image; an image forming section having an image forming unit for forming an image on a photosensitive drum, according to image data read by said reading section, and a sheet feed unit for feeding a sheet to said image forming unit; a sheet storage space, formed to be open to outside between said reading section and said image forming section, for storing a sheet transported from said image forming unit; and a drum unit incorporating said photosensitive drum and a toner container containing toner to be supplied to said photosensitive drum as a unit and capable of being inserted into and removed from said image forming section, said image forming apparatus being packed by a first packing member in a state underwhich said drum unit is removed, and said drum unit being packed by a second packing member being formed to be inserted and fixed in said sheet storage space, and is inserted and fixed in said sheet storage space in the packed state by said first packing member.