CPC G03G 21/1633 (2013.01) [G03G 15/0865 (2013.01); G03G 21/1676 (2013.01); G03G 21/1842 (2013.01); G03G 21/1853 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
an apparatus body including an opening portion, and an opening-and-closing member configured to move between a closing position at which the opening-and-closing member closes the opening portion and an opening position at which the opening-and-closing member opens the opening portion;
a process unit detachably attached to and supported by the apparatus body and configured to form an image on a sheet, the process unit including
an image bearing member configured to bear a toner image and rotate,
a toner storage portion configured to store toner, and
a supply portion configured to communicate with the toner storage portion and receive toner supplied from an outside of the process unit in a state where the process unit is attached to the apparatus body;
a discharging tray on which the sheet discharged from the apparatus body is stacked after the image is formed on the sheet; and
a discharging roller pair configured to discharge the sheet to the discharging tray in a discharging direction,
wherein when viewed in a gravity direction, the supply portion is disposed on a downstream side of the apparatus body in the discharging direction, and the opening portion is disposed on an upstream side of the apparatus body in the discharging direction, and
wherein in a case where the opening-and-closing member is positioned at the opening position, the process unit is configured to be attached to and detached from the apparatus body through the opening portion.
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