| 摘要 |
In a case where a belt unit is not attached to an apparatus body, when an opening and closing member is closed against the apparatus body, a switching member cannot press a switch, and image formation operation is prohibited. In a case where the belt unit is attached to the apparatus body, when the opening and closing member is closed against the apparatus body, the switching member presses the switch, and the prohibition of the image formation is released. |
| 主权项 |
1. An image forming apparatus configured to form an image onto a recording material, the image forming apparatus comprising:
a belt unit having a belt contacting the recording material; an opening and closing member openable and closable against an apparatus body; a switch configured to switch a state where image formation operation is prohibited and a state where the prohibition is released; and a switching member capable of pressing the switch, the switching member being provided on the opening and closing member, wherein the image formation operation prohibited state is switched by pressing the switch and releasing the pressing by the switching member, the pressing of the switch by the switching member is released and the image formation operation is prohibited when the opening and closing member is opened against the apparatus body, and the belt unit can be detached and attached to the apparatus body, and wherein in a case where the belt unit is not attached to the apparatus body, when the opening and closing member is closed against the apparatus body, the switching member cannot press the switch and the image formation operation is prohibited, and in a case where the belt unit is attached to the apparatus body, when the opening and closing member is closed against the apparatus body, the switching member presses the switch and the prohibition of the image formation operation is released. |
