Image forming apparatus
View Patent ↗An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming apparatus body that includes a container attaching portion to which a developer container is removably attached; a container put-on member on which the developer container is put; and a support member to which the container put-on member is attached, the support member supporting the container put-on member to perform a movement between a first position in which the container put-on member is at the container attaching portion and a second position in which the container put-on member is pulled out from the container attaching portion, wherein at the second position, at least a part of the container put-on member is displaced downward through a rotating shaft provided on the support member to a lower position than a height of the container put-on member at the second position in the direction of gravity.
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
an image forming apparatus body that includes a container attaching portion to which a developer container for containing a developer is removably attached;
a container put-on member on which the developer container is put; and
a support member to which the container put-on member is attached, the support member supporting the container put-on member to perform a movement between a first position in which the container put-on member is at the container attaching portion and is thus stored and a second position in which the container put-on member is pulled out from the container attaching portion to an outside of the image forming apparatus body,
wherein at the second position, at least a part of the container put-on member is displaced downward through a rotating shaft provided on the support member to a lower position than a height of the container put-on member at the second position in the direction of gravity.
2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein a downstream end side of the container put-on member in a pull-out direction of the container put-on member is displaced to the lower position, and
when the downstream end side of the container put-on member is displaced to the lower position, an end of the support member at the downstream side in the pull-out direction of the container put-on member is disposed at a position that is within a projection region which is formed by projecting the developer container put on the container put-on member in a parallel direction with the rotating shaft of the developer container.
3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein the container put-on member is provided with a concave portion or a protruded portion which has a shape to identify whether or not a developer container is the correct developer container to be put on the container put-on member, and
the correct developer container is provided with a protruded portion or a concave portion which has a shape to be fitted in the concave portion or the protruded portion of the container put-on member.
4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 3 ,
wherein the container put-on member includes a movable member, the movable member being provided with the concave portion or the protruded portion which has a shape to identify whether or not a developer container is the correct developer container to be put on the container put-on member.
5. The image forming apparatus according to claim 4 ,
wherein the movable member is a protecting cover.
6. The image forming apparatus according to claim 5 ,
wherein the protecting cover covers one end of the developer container.
7. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the rotating shaft is disposed on a downstream end side of the support member in the pull-out direction of the container put-on member.
8. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein the rotating shaft is disposed on a downstream end side of the support member in the pull-out direction of the container put-on member.
9. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the container put-on member is provided with a concave portion or a protruded portion which has a shape to identify whether or not a developer container is the correct developer container to be put on the container put-on member, and
the correct developer container is provided with a protruded portion or a concave portion which has a shape to be fitted in the concave portion or the protruded portion of the container put-on member.
10. The image forming apparatus according to claim 7 ,
wherein the container put-on member is provided with a concave portion or a protruded portion which has a shape to identify whether or not a developer container is the correct developer container to be put on the container put-on member, and
the correct developer container is provided with a protruded portion or a concave portion which has a shape to be fitted in the concave portion or the protruded portion of the container put-on member.
11. The image forming apparatus according to claim 10 ,
wherein the container put-on member includes a movable member, the movable member being provided with the concave portion or the protruded portion which has a shape to identify whether or not a developer container is the correct developer container to be put on the container put-on member.
12. The image forming apparatus according to claim 9 ,
wherein the container put-on member includes a movable member, the movable member being provided with the concave portion or the protruded portion which has a shape to identify whether or not a developer container is the correct developer container to be put on the container put-on member.
13. The image forming apparatus according to claim 12 ,
wherein the movable member is a protecting cover.
14. The image forming apparatus according to claim 13 ,
wherein the protecting cover covers one end of the developer container.