Patent ID: 7647003

Claim:
An image forming device comprising: a housing formed with an opening; a first drawer configured to be drawn out from the housing through the opening in a first direction during a drawing out period which occurs from the beginning of the first drawer being drawn out from the housing until the first drawer is drawn out from the housing; a holding portion provided on the housing, the holding portion being configured to be grasped at a time when the first drawer is drawn out; a drawer lock configured to be switched between a locked state and a released state, such that movement of the first drawer in the first direction is regulated at the beginning of the movement when the drawer lock is in the locked state and during at least a portion of the drawing out period after the beginning of the first drawer being drawn out, while the movement of the first drawer in the first direction is allowed when the drawer lock is in the released state; and a control element provided in the drawer lock, the control element being configured to be operable while the holding portion is grasped, wherein the drawer lock is in the released state when the control element is in operation, and the drawer lock is in the locked state when the control element is not in operation, wherein the control element is provided above the opening.