Patent ID: 9217990
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a frame; a cartridge configured to be detachably mounted in the frame, the cartridge being located at a mounted position in the frame when the image forming apparatus is packaged with the cartridge mounted in the frame, the mounted position being defined in the frame in a mounting direction, in which the cartridge moves relative to the frame so as to be mounted in the frame; an attachment member configured to be detachably attached to the cartridge when the image forming apparatus is packaged with the cartridge mounted in the frame; and a restricting mechanism configured to allow the cartridge attached with the attachment member to be moved in a removing direction that is opposite to the mounting direction, to thereby allow the cartridge attached with the attachment member to be removed from the frame, the restricting mechanism being further configured to restrict mounting of the cartridge to the mounted position when the cartridge attached with the attachment member is to be remounted in the frame after the cartridge attached with the attachment member has been removed from the frame, the restricting mechanism restricting the mounting of the cartridge attached with the attachment member at a position that is upstream of the mounted position in the mounting direction.