Image forming apparatus

摘要

An image forming apparatus includes a casing having a cover which is moved between a closed position and an open position, a process unit which is removably mounted to the casing via an opening of the casing and includes a handle, and an interlocking mechanism which moves the process unit in interlocking with a movement of the cover between the closed position and the open position to cause the process unit to be located at an internal position when the cover is located at the closed position and cause the process unit to be located at an extraction position when the cover is located at the open position. The handle is moved in interlocking with a movement of the process unit between an accommodation position when the process unit is located at the internal position and an ejection position when the process unit is located at the extraction position.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a casing which is formed with an opening, and includes a cover configured to be moved between a closed position of closing the opening and an open position of opening the opening; a process unit which is configured to be removably mounted to the casing via the opening, and is configured to form a developer image on a recording medium, the process unit including a developer carrier extending in a first direction which intersects a vertical direction, a developer accommodation portion configured to accommodate developer, and a handle; and an interlocking mechanism which is configured to move the process unit in interlocking with a movement of the cover between the closed position and the open position such that the interlocking mechanism causes the process unit to be located at an internal position where the process unit lies in the casing when the cover is located at the closed position, and causes the process unit to be located at an extraction position where the process unit is located at an upper side in the vertical direction with respect to the internal position when the cover is located at the open position, wherein the handle is configured to be moved in interlocking with a movement of the process unit by the interlocking mechanism between an accommodation position where the handle is located inside the casing when the process unit is located at the internal position and an ejection position where the handle is located on an upstream side in a mounting direction of the process unit with respect to the accommodation position when the process unit is located at the extraction position, the mounting direction intersecting the first direction and the vertical direction, wherein the process unit is configured to be moved to an external position which is located on the upstream side in the mounting direction with respect to the extraction position and is located outside the casing, and wherein the cover includes a first guide portion configured to guide a movement of the process unit between the extraction position and the external position.