Patent ID: 7664427

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: an image bearing member bearing a toner image to be transferred to a recording material; a unit including the image bearing member and capable of being pulled out from the image forming apparatus; a transfer member which contacts the image bearing member and transfers the toner image on the image bearing member onto the recording material; an opening/closing member including the transfer member and capable of being opened and closed with respect to the image forming apparatus; a first locking means which locks the unit to the image forming apparatus; and a second locking means which locks the opening/closing member to the image forming apparatus in a closed state; wherein the first locking means and the second locking means are coupled when the first locking means and the second locking means are locked, and the coupling of the first locking means and the second locking means are released in conjunction with the releasing operation of the first locking means; and wherein the unit is capable of being pulled in a direction different from a direction of opening the opening/closing member.