Patent ID: 8406653

Claim:
An image-forming apparatus comprising: a body having a mount/remove opening; a removable component that can be mounted on or removed from the body via the mount/remove opening, the removable component being operable when mounted on the body; a door attached to the mount/remove opening; a mounting unit on which the removable component is mounted, the mounting unit being attached to the body; a connecting member that connects the door and the mounting unit, changes at least one of a position and attitude of the mounting unit in accordance with an opening/closing operation of the door, causes the removable component mounted on the mounting unit to move to a first position in which the removable component is operable when the door is closed, and causes the removable component mounted on the mounting unit to move to a second position, which is more easily accessible from an external space via the mount/remove opening than the first position, when the door is opened.