IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND DEVELOPER CARTRIDGE

摘要

A developer cartridge (28) is configured to be detachably mounted in a main body (2) of an image forming apparatus. A drive member (70) is configured to be driven by the driving force and to move in a moving direction (A) when the developer cartridge is mounted in the apparatus main body. A moving portion (78) is provided on the drive member (70) and is configured to move together with the drive member in the moving direction (A). An interfering portion (94) is disposed downstream of a predetermined detection position with respect to the moving direction (A), thereby interfering with the moving portion (78) and preventing the moving portion from passing the predetermined detection position a second time. A detecting portion (81,91) detects passage of the moving portion (78) at the predetermined detection position. An information determining portion (100) determines information on the developer cartridge based on detection results of the detecting portion.