Patent ID: 8412073

Claim:
An image forming apparatus, comprising: a movable member that is movable with respect to a main body of said image forming apparatus, to a first position or a second position which is further from the main body than the first position; a belt, which is in either a pressurized state or a pressure-released state; a support member that moves between a pressure-released position and a pressurized position to urge said belt so that said belt is in the pressurized state; a restriction unit that restricts movement of said support member, wherein said restriction unit moves said support member from the pressure-released position to the pressurized position as said movable member moves from the first position to the second position; and a portion for preventing said restriction unit from moving in association with the movement of said member, wherein, in a case where said movable member is moved from the second position to the first position in a condition in which said support member is positioned at the pressurized position, said portion prevents said restriction unit from moving in association with the movement of said movable member.