Image Forming Apparatus That Restrains Use of Apparatus in State Where Developer Is Not Replenishable

摘要

An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body, an image carrier, a developing device, a developer housing container, and a regulating member. The developer housing container takes a posture changeable between a first posture and a second posture. The developer discharge port communicates with the developer replenishment port such that the developer is replenishable to the developing device in the first posture. The second posture locates the developer discharge port separate from the developer replenishment port and seals the developer discharge port. The regulating member allows the cover member to be closed with respect to the apparatus main body while the developer housing container takes the first posture in the apparatus main body. The regulating member regulates the cover member to be closed with respect to the apparatus main body by an interference with the developer housing container while the developer housing container takes the second posture.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
an apparatus main body that includes an openable/closable cover member and an internal space; an image carrier located in the apparatus main body, the image carrier having a circumference surface on which an electrostatic latent image is formed by rotationally driving the image carrier; a developing device that includes a developer replenishment port to which a developer is replenished, the developing device supplying the image carrier with the developer; a developer housing container that includes a developer discharge port from which the developer is discharged, the developer housing container taking a posture changeable between a first posture and a second posture in which the developer housing container is mountable to the internal space with the cover member open and internally houses the developer, the developer discharge port communicating with the developer replenishment port such that the developer is replenishable to the developing device in the first posture, the second posture locating the developer discharge port separate from the developer replenishment port and sealing the developer discharge port; and a regulating member located in the cover member, the regulating member allowing the cover member to be closed with respect to the apparatus main body while the developer housing container takes the first posture in the apparatus main body, the regulating member regulating the cover member to be closed with respect to the apparatus main body by an interference with the developer housing container while the developer housing container takes the second posture.