CPC G03G 21/1647 (2013.01) [G03G 21/0005 (2013.01); G03G 21/105 (2013.01); G03G 21/186 (2013.01); G03G 21/1825 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
an apparatus body;
a first attached portion supported by the apparatus body and configured to be movable with respect to the apparatus body between a first position and a second position in which the first attached portion is projected out of the apparatus body;
a second attached portion supported by the apparatus body and configured to be movable with respect to the apparatus body between a third position and a fourth position in which the second attached portion is projected out of the apparatus body;
a first cartridge including a toner discharge portion, the first cartridge being detachably attached to the first attached portion in a state in which the first attached portion is in the second position; and
a second cartridge including a developing roller configured to develop an electrostatic latent image into a toner image and a toner receiving portion configured to receive toner discharged from the toner discharge portion, the second cartridge being detachably attached to the second attached portion in a state in which the second attached portion is in the fourth position,
wherein the image forming apparatus is configured to perform an image forming operation to form an image on a sheet in an operable state in which the first attached portion to which the first cartridge is attached is in the first position and the second attached portion to which the second cartridge is attached is in the third position, and
wherein in the operable state the first cartridge is positioned above the second cartridge.
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