Patent ID: 8145089

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: a drawing unit that can be drawn out from a main body of the apparatus; a cleaner for cleaning the drawing unit inserted into the main body of the apparatus at a predetermined position; an elastic supporting section elastically pressing the cleaner to elastically support the cleaner at the predetermined position in a state where the drawing unit is inserted into the main body of the apparatus, the elastic supporting section being rotatable about an axis that is parallel to a drawing direction of the drawing unit and having an end that elastically presses the cleaner to elastically support the cleaner; and a support releasing section moving together with the drawing unit during a drawing operation of the drawing unit and allowing the elastic supporting section to move against the pressing force of the elastic supporting section to a position where the elastic supporting of the cleaner by the elastic supporting section is released at the time the drawing unit is being drawn out, the support releasing section being a protruding member that is formed monolithically with the drawing unit and that comes in contact with another end of the elastic supporting section at the time the drawing unit is being drawn out to allow the elastic supporting section to rotate up to the position where the elastic supporting of the cleaner is released.