| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming apparatus in which a waste toner bottle does not come off unnecessarily from the image forming apparatus, in which exchange of waste toner bottles can be carried out readily, and which can prevent a waste toner bottle from coming off from the set position caused by not being locked; and a method of attaching/detaching the waste toner bottle for the image forming apparatus. <P>SOLUTION: The image forming apparatus includes a waste toner bottle 20 collecting the waste toner after cleaning an untransfer toner left on an image carrier 10. A locking mechanism 25 is provided at a handle 24 for holding the waste toner bottle 20 in order to prevent the waste toner bottle from coming off from the image forming apparatus body. Also, when the locking mechanism 25 is in the slide style, a locking member 25c is always energized at a locking position by an energizing member 38 when being mounted. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT |
