Patent ID: 8229319

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: an apparatus main body; a frame-shaped supporting member that has a first side wall and a second side wall that is opposed to the first side wall, the supporting member configured to be movable between an accommodation position where the supporting member is accommodated in the apparatus main body and a withdrawn position where the supporting member is withdrawn from the apparatus main body, the supporting member configured to be removable from the apparatus main body by being withdrawn further from the withdrawn position; a first frame that is opposed to the first side wall and a second frame that is opposed to the second side wall, the first frame and the second frame disposed opposite to each other so as to accommodate the supporting member which is in the accommodation position in the apparatus main body, the first frame and the second frame supporting the supporting member so as to be movable between the accommodation position and the withdrawn position; a lock member that is configured to be movable between a lock position at which the first side wall of the supporting member is restricted and locked at the withdrawn position and a release position at which the lock member is released to allow the supporting member to be removed; and a restriction unit that is provided on the second side wall and the second frame, the restriction unit configured to restrict rotation of the supporting member by making contact with the supporting member when the supporting member, which is locked into the withdrawn position, rotates to the first frame side of the apparatus main body.