JP6270431B2 - Image forming apparatus - Google Patents

Description

  Conventionally, in an image forming apparatus in which a process cartridge can be attached to and detached from the image forming apparatus main body in the axial direction of the image carrier, a process cartridge that is not mounted at a normal position in the image forming apparatus main body is erroneously detected. Is known as a problem. Patent Document 1 has been proposed as means for positioning a process cartridge at a regular position. In Patent Document 1, the position of the process cartridge is assured by being locked to the image forming apparatus by a pivotally supported hook provided on the process cartridge and biased in a direction of being pulled out by a compression spring.

JP 2006-30420 A

  In the case of Patent Document 1, since the process cartridge is locked by the hook, for example, even if the process cartridge receives a force in the direction of popping out of the main body during distribution, it can be prevented from popping out. However, in Patent Document 1, a new lever is required to release the hook. Further, when the process cartridge is taken out, a hook releasing operation is newly required, which causes a problem that operability is lowered.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an image forming apparatus capable of suppressing a decrease in usability while suppressing a process cartridge from popping out of a main body during distribution with a simple configuration.

A typical configuration of the present invention for achieving the above object is as follows.
The device body;
A process cartridge that is mounted by being inserted into the apparatus main body and detachable from a cartridge mounting position of the apparatus main body ;
A collection container mounted upstream of the process cartridge mounted on the apparatus main body in the insertion direction of the process cartridge and detachable from a container mounting position of the apparatus main body, and mounted on the apparatus main body is connected to the mounted process cartridge to the apparatus main body by a collection container for collecting the toner discharged from the process cartridge,
A regulation member that regulates the movement of the process cartridge mounted on the apparatus main body to the upstream side in the insertion direction, and
The regulating member is
A pivot shaft fixed to the apparatus body;
A first abutted portion that is located downstream of the rotation shaft in the insertion direction and is rotatable about the rotation shaft in a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction. A first contacted portion that rotates in the first direction when a process cartridge mounted toward the cartridge mounting position contacts;
A second abutting portion located upstream of the pivot shaft in the insertion direction and pivotable in the first direction and the second direction about the pivot shaft, wherein the container is mounted A second abutted portion that rotates in the first direction when a collection container that is mounted toward the position abuts,
The restricting member rotates in the first direction by contacting the process cartridge mounted toward the cartridge mounting position with the first contacted portion,
The regulating member rotated in the first direction by the mounting of the process cartridge is further moved in the first direction by the contact of the collection container mounted toward the container mounting position with the second contacted portion. Rotate,
In the state where the recovery container is mounted at the container mounting position, the recovery container regulates the rotation of the regulating member in the second direction, and a part of the regulating member is mounted at the cartridge mounting position. By disposing the process cartridge on the insertion path, the movement of the process cartridge to the upstream side in the insertion direction is restricted .

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an image forming apparatus capable of suppressing a decrease in usability while suppressing a process cartridge from popping out of a main body during distribution with a simple configuration.

Configuration diagram for explaining the schematic configuration of an image forming apparatus Internal appearance of image forming apparatus in this embodiment External view of process cartridge P in this embodiment Schematic explaining the configuration of the recovered toner box Schematic for explaining the attached / detached state of the collected toner box to / from the image forming apparatus External view of the pop-out prevention mechanism proposed in the embodiment of the present embodiment Sectional view of the pop-out prevention mechanism proposed in the actual form of this embodiment

[Image forming apparatus]
A process cartridge according to the present embodiment and an image forming apparatus including the process cartridge will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view for explaining the outline of the configuration of the image forming apparatus 10. In FIG. 1, reference numerals 11a, 11b, 11c, and 11d denote photosensitive drums corresponding to four colors of yellow, magenta, cyan, and black. Around the photosensitive drum 11a, a charging device 12a for uniformly charging the surface of the photosensitive drum and an exposure device 13 for projecting a laser beam modulated based on image information to be recorded on the charging surface of the photosensitive drum are arranged. Further, a developing device 14a for developing the image latent image formed on the surface of the photosensitive drum by the laser beam projected from the exposure device 13 and a developing device cleaning device 15a for cleaning and collecting the toner remaining on the surface of the photosensitive drum 11a are arranged. Has been. The periphery of the photosensitive drums 11b, 11c, and 11d other than 11a has the same configuration as 11a except that the color of the toner used and the irradiation position of the exposure device 13 are different. The photosensitive drum 11, the charging device 12, the developing device 14, and the developing device cleaning device 15 are integrated for each color and are called a process unit P.

  An intermediate transfer belt 16 to which a toner image on the photosensitive drum 11 is transferred is disposed above the photosensitive drum 11. In the transfer belt 16, primary transfer rollers 17 a, 17 b, 17 c, and 17 d are arranged at positions facing the respective photosensitive drums, and an intermediate transfer belt cleaning that collects toner remaining on the surface of the intermediate transfer belt 16 around the transfer belt 16. A device 18 is arranged.

  A secondary transfer roller 19 is disposed at a position opposite to the intermediate transfer belt 16 on the opposite side of the intermediate transfer belt cleaning device 18 with the transfer belt 16 inserted. The recording medium P fed from the paper feeding device 20 is transported to a transfer position between the intermediate transfer belt 16 and the secondary transfer roller 19. A fixing device 21 and a paper discharge tray 22 are arranged on the downstream side in the transport direction of the recording medium P that has passed the transfer position. The operation of the image forming apparatus 10 described above is controlled by the controller 23. The toner collected by the developing device cleaning device 15 and the intermediate transfer belt cleaning device 18 is discharged to a collected toner box 30 disposed on the front surface of the image forming apparatus.

  Next, an outline of the operation of the image forming apparatus will be described. The photosensitive drum 11 is rotated at a constant speed in the direction of arrow A by a driving device (not shown). Laser light modulated based on image information to be recorded from the exposure device 13 is projected onto the surface of the photosensitive drum 11 uniformly charged by the charging device 12 to form an image latent image. The image latent image on the photosensitive drum 11 is developed with toner loaded in the developing device 14 to form a toner image.

  When the toner image on the photosensitive drum 11 comes to the primary transfer position to the intermediate transfer belt 16 by the rotation of the photosensitive drum 11 in the direction of arrow A, the toner image is transferred to the intermediate transfer belt 16 by the action of the primary transfer roller 17. Is done. Residual toner on the photosensitive drum 11 that has not been transferred at the primary transfer position is collected by the developing device cleaning device 15, and the surface of the photosensitive drum 11 is cleaned to prepare for the next image formation. The collected toner is discharged to the collected toner box 30.

  The intermediate transfer belt 16 is rotated at a constant speed in the direction of arrow B by a driving device (not shown). By this rotation, the recording medium is fed from the paper feeding device 20 at the timing when the toner on the intermediate transfer belt 16 reaches the secondary transfer position, and the toner image is formed by the action of the secondary transfer roller 19 at the secondary transfer position. Transferred to a recording medium. Residual toner on the intermediate transfer belt 16 that has not been transferred at the secondary transfer position is collected by the intermediate transfer belt cleaning device 18, and the surface of the intermediate transfer belt 16 is cleaned to prepare for the next image formation. The collected toner is discharged to the collected toner box 30.

  The recording medium to which the toner has been transferred is subjected to a fixing process by the fixing device 21 and discharged to the discharge tray 22.

[Connection between device main unit and process cartridge]
Next, FIG. 2 shows the internal configuration of the image forming apparatus to which the process cartridge is connected. FIG. 2A is a front view of the inside of the image forming apparatus according to the present embodiment. (Exterior, process cartridge, and toner bottle are not shown) Region A is shown as an enlarged view in FIG. In the region A, a toner replenishing port 100, a development driving unit 101, a photosensitive member driving unit 102, and a contact point 99 are arranged and attached via a rear side plate 103. When the process cartridge is inserted, the toner is replenished by joining them, and driving and electric system input are performed to the process cartridge.

[Process cartridge]
Next, FIG. 3 shows an external view of the process cartridge P. In this embodiment, a process cartridge P in which the photoconductor 11 and the developing unit 14 are integrated will be described. The process cartridge P is configured to be detachable from the apparatus main body. The left side surface of FIG. 3 is the rear end side that is the downstream side of the process cartridge in the main body insertion direction. The rear end side of the process cartridge is a side to be joined to the image forming apparatus, and is provided with a development drive input unit 111 and a photoconductor drive input unit 112 that drives the photoconductor 11. Further, a contact portion 113 and a toner replenishment portion insertion port 114 which are electrically connected to the main body side and receive voltage supply are provided. As shown in FIG. 3B, the toner replenishing port 100 is connected to the toner replenishing portion insertion port 114. In order to supply the toner conveyed from the toner replenishing unit 100 to the process cartridge P, a shutter mechanism that opens and closes by inserting and removing the process cartridge P is incorporated in the toner replenishing unit insertion port 114.

[Recovered toner box]
Next, FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating the configuration of the recovery toner box 30 as a recovery container. 4A is a front sectional view of the collected toner box, FIG. 4B is a rear view, and FIG. 4C is a schematic perspective view.

  In FIG. 4, reference numeral 31 denotes a stirring screw for stirring the toner accumulated in the storage portion 32 in the collected toner box, and 33 denotes a screw flag for transmitting drive to the stirring screw 31. Drive is transmitted to the screw flag 33 from the image forming apparatus main body through a boss standing on the input gear 34.

  The stirring paddle 35 reciprocates on the principle of a crankshaft from the rotation of the screw 31, and scrapes the collected toner discharged from the intermediate transfer belt cleaning device 18 to the collected toner box 30 into the storage portion 32.

  The collection toner box 30 can be connected to the process cartridge P on the upstream side in the insertion direction of the process cartridge P in accordance with the mounting operation to the main body. A state when the collected toner box 30 is attached to and detached from the image forming apparatus 10 is shown in FIG. FIG. 5A is a perspective view of the image forming apparatus 10 in the first state where the recovered toner box 30 is removed, and FIG. 5B is an image formation in the second state where the recovered toner box 30 is attached. A perspective view of the device 10 is shown. The collected toner box 30 can be mounted on the main body by sliding along the insertion / extraction direction of the process cartridge P.

  The first state is a state in which the collected toner delivery section 50 of the cleaning device 15 of the plurality of process units P is completely outside the collected toner box 10 and the collected toner box 30 is removed from the image forming apparatus 10. In the second state, the collected toner box 30 is inserted and removed from the front of the image forming apparatus 10, and the collected toner delivery port 50 of the cleaning device 15 of the plurality of process units P is completely connected to the collected toner box 30. . At the same time, the intermediate transfer belt cleaning device 18 and the recovery toner box 30 are also connected.

  In the first state, the space between the receiving port 37 to which the delivery unit 50 is connected and the housing unit 32 is sealed by the sealing member 36 (FIG. 4C). The sealing member 36 is biased by the tension spring 40, and always maintains the sealed state when the recovered toner box is in the first state. Each of the receiving ports 37 is provided with a receiving shutter 41. The receiving shutter 41 is opened and closed in conjunction with the sealing member 36, and the sealed state is always maintained when in the first state.

  Similarly, a shutter 38 is provided at a connection port between the intermediate transfer belt cleaning device 18 and the recovery toner box 30, and the connection port is sealed by sliding the shutter 38 biased by a spring (not shown).

  When the collected toner box 30 is connected to the image forming apparatus and enters the second state, the receiving shutter 41 contacts the delivery unit 50 and is opened. By interlocking with the receiving shutter 41, the sealing member 36 slides, and the space between the receiving port 37 and the accommodating portion 32 is opened.

  The shutter 38 also slides when being attached to the image forming apparatus, and the connection port with the intermediate transfer belt cleaning device 18 is opened.

  In the second state, the used toner collected by the developing device cleaning device 15 is discharged from the delivery port 51 in a state where the delivery unit 50 is accommodated in the collected toner box 30 through the receipt port 37.

  When the collected toner discharged to the collected toner box 30 accumulates up to the height of the agitating screw 31, it is evenly distributed in the accommodating portion 32 by the agitating screw 31 and is directed toward the toner amount detecting portion 39 from both ends of the accommodating portion 32. Are transported.

  When the collected toner leveled in the storage portion 32 reaches an inlet 39 a provided on the upper side of the toner amount detection unit 39, the collected toner enters the toner amount detection unit 39. The toner amount detection unit 39 is constantly monitored by an optical detection sensor (not shown), and the collected toner that has entered from the toner amount detection unit inlet 39a accumulates in the detection portion 39b, and when the light beam of the optical sensor is blocked, the information is displayed. This is transmitted to the controller 23. Immediately after the toner amount detector reacts or after printing a predetermined number of sheets after detection, it is determined that the collected toner box 30 is full of collected toner, and the user is notified to replace the collected toner box 30 To do. Here, the detection sensor is well-known if it is a system that directly or indirectly detects that the toner level collected in the storage unit enters the toner amount detection unit after the powder level has entered a certain height. It can be detected by this method. For example, in addition to the optical method, a non-contact method such as an ultrasonic sensor or an inductive sensor, a contact method using a piezo sensor or a push switch, or the like can be considered.

  When the sealing member 36 seals between the receiving port 37 and the accommodating portion 32, the sealing member 36 also seals between the toner amount detecting portion inlet 39 a and the accommodating portion 32. That is, when the process unit P of each color and the collected toner box 30 are in the first state, the toner amount detection unit inlet 39a is sealed to prevent the toner from entering the toner amount detection unit 39b and erroneous detection. .

  Next, the pop-out preventing shape 60 of the process cartridge, which is a feature of the present invention, will be described.

  In recent years, image forming apparatuses themselves have been required to be able to be easily operated and replaced with sufficient consideration so that a user can operate comfortably. In addition, the initial installation work has been reduced as much as possible, and a system that can output an image as soon as the power is turned on has been introduced. In such a situation, it is desirable that the initial shipment form of the process cartridge P, which is a consumable item, is set so that it can be automatically installed after being shipped together with the image forming apparatus.

  The image forming apparatus at the time of shipment is packed with corrugated cardboard, and a buffering agent is interposed between the corrugated cardboard and the bottom, side, and top surfaces of the image forming apparatus. After shipment, it is transported by air, sea or land. In order to enable image output as soon as the power is turned on, it is necessary to consider all normally assumed transportation conditions such as vibration and dropping that occur during transportation.

  When the process cartridge is inserted into and removed from the opening formed in the front side plate as in this embodiment, the process cartridge may pop out even when an impact is applied when the front side is dropped. No configuration is required.

  As one of countermeasures, a configuration is conceivable in which a pull-in mechanism using a reversible member applies an urging force in the abutting direction to the process cartridge to suppress jumping from the front surface. However, when a spring urging force that can withstand a drop impact of about 40 G is applied to the process cartridge, the operability during insertion / extraction is significantly deteriorated. As another countermeasure, a method of switching the mounting state and the insertion / removal state by manually switching the lock member can be considered, but an operation different from the insertion / removal is increased by one procedure.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, a pop-out prevention mechanism 60 using a rotating rotating member 61 is used as a method for switching between the mounted state and the inserted / removed state in conjunction with the insertion / removal of the process cartridge and not deteriorating the operability of the process cartridge. .

[Process cartridge pop-out prevention mechanism]
An outline of the pop-out prevention mechanism 60 is shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a view of the pop-out prevention mechanism 60 in which 60 a to d in FIG. 5A are enlarged, and shows a state in which the process cartridge P is attached to the image forming apparatus 10. The pop-out prevention mechanism 60 includes a rotation member 61 and a rotation shaft 62 that supports the rotation member so as to be rotatable. As will be described later, the rotation of the rotation member 61 is restricted by the recovery toner box 30 when the recovery toner box 30 is in the mounting position, as can be rotated in accordance with the attaching / detaching operation of the recovery toner box 30. Located in the restriction position. At this position, it is possible to restrict the process cartridge from moving in the removal direction. Further, the rotation member 61 is rotatably provided at a release position where the restriction of the process cartridge P in the removal direction is released when the collected toner box 30 is removed from the main body.

  In order to explain the operation of the pop-out prevention mechanism 60, a BB cross-sectional view of FIG. 6 is shown in FIG. FIG. 7A shows a state where the process cartridge P and the collected toner box 30 are removed from the image forming apparatus 10. 7B shows a state where the process cartridge P is mounted on the image forming apparatus 10, and FIG. 7C shows a state where the process cartridge P and the recovery toner box 30 are mounted.

  As shown in FIG. 7A, when the process cartridge P is detached from the image forming apparatus, the rotating member 61 is in a position retracted from the insertion port of the process cartridge P so as not to be an obstacle when the process cartridge P is inserted. is there.

  When the process cartridge P is inserted into the image forming apparatus 10, the contact shape 117 provided on the process cartridge P contacts the rotation contact portion 61 a of the rotation member 61, and the rotation member 61 rotates and lifts. 7b, and the state shown in FIG.

  In the present embodiment, the rotating member 61 is retracted from the insertion port and disposed at the position of FIG. 7A when the process cartridge P is not inserted due to the weight of the contact surface 61c that is the tip. be able to. For this reason, the insertion operation of the process cartridge P can be prevented from being hindered by the rotating member 61 with a simple configuration.

Further, when the collection toner box 30 is inserted, the contact surface 42 on the collection toner box side and the contact surface 61c of the rotation member come into contact with each other, and the rotation member 61 is further rotated.
At this time, the contact surface 42 of the collected toner box 30 includes a tapered portion that is inclined so as to become lower toward the downstream in the mounting direction of the collected toner box 30. Therefore, it is possible to guide the rotation member 61 so that the rotation of the rotation member 61 is smoothly performed in accordance with the mounting operation of the collected toner box 30. A flat portion that is flat in the horizontal direction is provided on the upstream side in the mounting direction of the contact surface 42 of the collected toner box 30. As shown in FIG. 7C, the flat portion functions as a restricting portion that restricts the rotation of the rotating member 61 when the collection toner box 30 is completely attached. That is, the collection toner box 30 has a restricting portion that abuts and restricts the rotating member 61 from a direction substantially orthogonal to the insertion direction of the process cartridge P at the mounting position. For this reason, after the collected toner box 30 is mounted on the apparatus main body, the collected toner box 30 is hardly subjected to a force in the disengagement direction due to the reaction force of the rotating member 61.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7C, when the collected toner box 30 is mounted at the mounting position, the process cartridge contact surface 61b of the rotating member 61 contacts the contact member 115 on the process cartridge side, The cartridge P is restricted from moving in the disengagement direction. Accordingly, the rotating member 61 has a configuration capable of converting a force in a direction orthogonal to the process cartridge when it receives a force in a direction in which the process cartridge protrudes from the main body (cartridge insertion / removal direction) by the contact surface 61c and the contact surface 61b. It has become.

In this way, the rotation of the rotation member 61 is restricted by the recovery toner box 30 from the direction intersecting the insertion direction of the process cartridge P when the recovery toner box 30 is mounted. It is possible to regulate movement in the direction of departure.
In this embodiment, the restricting direction of the rotating member by the recovery toner box has been described as an example of the direction orthogonal to the insertion direction of the process cartridge P. However, it is not necessarily required to be completely orthogonal. If the direction intersects the insertion direction of the process cartridge P, the force in the direction in which the process cartridge protrudes from the main body (cartridge insertion / removal direction) can be suppressed. However, it is preferable that the regulating direction of the rotating member by the recovery toner box is within 10 degrees with respect to the direction orthogonal to the insertion direction of the process cartridge P.

  In the case of this configuration, even if the apparatus falls forward, the process cartridge tries to move in the left direction in FIG. 7C, but the load is reduced in the downward direction in FIG. The weight is converted and added to the recovered toner box 30. The collected toner box 30 is restricted from moving downward in FIG. 7C by the image forming apparatus 10. Unlike the method corresponding to the popping load of the process cartridge P depending on the pulling force, the rigidity of the collected toner box 30 itself can cope with the popping load of the process cartridge. Therefore, the process cartridge can be prevented from popping out without affecting the insertion / extraction force of the process cartridge P and the collected toner box 30.

  In this embodiment, the contact surface 42 of the collected toner box 30 is provided on the upper surface of the protruding portion protruding from the side surface of the collected toner box. Since the protruding member receives the rotating member in this way, the shape is easy to ensure rigidity.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the collected toner box 30 is slid along the mounting direction of the process cartridge P, so that the rotating member 61 is shown in FIG. The rotation to the state of 7 (c) can be performed smoothly.

  Further, in this embodiment, when the rotation member 61 is rotated to the restriction position, the rotation operation of the rotation member 61 is performed by a slide operation that slides the collection toner box 30 in the front-rear direction of the main body. For this reason, since the collection toner box 30 and the rotating member 61 interfere smoothly, the rotating operation of the rotating member 61 can be performed smoothly.

[Positioning by energizing the process cartridge]
When the pop-out prevention mechanism 60 is adopted, the positional accuracy of the rear plate 103 side and the process cartridge P in the state where the process cartridge contact surface 61b of the rotating member 61 and the contact member 115 on the process cartridge side are in contact with each other after falling forward. It is necessary to issue. This is particularly necessary when the toner supply unit 100, the development drive unit 101, the photoconductor drive unit 102, and the contact point 99 and the process cartridge P are connected on the rear plate 103 side as in this embodiment. However, in actuality, the position of the process cartridge P varies because it is affected by the dimensional variation of the process cartridge, the dimensional variation between the side plates, the dimensional variation of the lock member, and the positional accuracy of the fixing member. This problem can be solved by providing an elastic member between the process cartridge P and the recovery toner box 30 that is a fixing member.

  In the present embodiment, the process cartridge P is provided with a compression spring 116 as an urging portion that can urge the process cartridge P in the insertion / extraction direction of the process cartridge P. 7C, the contact member 115 is urged by the compression spring 116 in the process cartridge P insertion / removal direction (downstream in the insertion direction). The rotation member 61 is also urged in the rotation direction by the compression spring 116 via the contact member 115, but when the collection toner box 30 is attached, the contact surface 42 on the collection toner box side and the rotation member The fixing member abutting surface 61c is abutting. For this reason, the rotation of the rotation member 61 is restricted. Then, the process cartridge P is urged against the rear plate 103 of the image forming apparatus 10 in the abutting direction (the apparatus main body back side) by the reaction force of the fixed rotating member 61 and positioned with respect to the insertion / extraction direction of the process cartridge P. The In this way, the process cartridge P is reliably connected to the toner replenishing unit 100, the development driving unit 101, the photosensitive member driving unit 102, and the contact unit 99. By using the compression spring 116, the process cartridge P can obtain the effect of suppressing the popping out at the time of the forward drop by the rotating member 61 while ensuring the positional accuracy by the abutting on the rear side.

  In this embodiment, the tandem type image forming apparatus is described as an example of the image forming apparatus. However, the present invention can be applied to other various image forming apparatuses.

14a Developing device 11a Photosensitive drum 30 Collected toner box 60 Pop-out prevention mechanism 61 Rotating member

Claims (8)

The device body;
A process cartridge that is mounted by being inserted into the apparatus main body and detachable from a cartridge mounting position of the apparatus main body ;
A collection container mounted upstream of the process cartridge mounted on the apparatus main body in the insertion direction of the process cartridge and detachable from a container mounting position of the apparatus main body, and mounted on the apparatus main body is connected to the mounted process cartridge to the apparatus main body by a collection container for collecting the toner discharged from the process cartridge,
A regulation member that regulates the movement of the process cartridge mounted on the apparatus main body to the upstream side in the insertion direction, and
The regulating member is
A pivot shaft fixed to the apparatus body;
A first abutted portion that is located downstream of the rotation shaft in the insertion direction and is rotatable about the rotation shaft in a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction. A first contacted portion that rotates in the first direction when a process cartridge mounted toward the cartridge mounting position contacts;
A second abutting portion located upstream of the pivot shaft in the insertion direction and pivotable in the first direction and the second direction about the pivot shaft, wherein the container is mounted A second abutted portion that rotates in the first direction when a collection container that is mounted toward the position abuts,
The restricting member rotates in the first direction by contacting the process cartridge mounted toward the cartridge mounting position with the first contacted portion,
The regulating member rotated in the first direction by the mounting of the process cartridge is further moved in the first direction by the contact of the collection container mounted toward the container mounting position with the second contacted portion. Rotate,
In the state where the recovery container is mounted at the container mounting position, the recovery container regulates the rotation of the regulating member in the second direction, and a part of the regulating member is mounted at the cartridge mounting position. The image forming apparatus is characterized in that movement of the process cartridge to the upstream side in the insertion direction is restricted by being arranged on the insertion path of the processed cartridge . The regulating member rotates in the second direction when the collection container is removed from the container mounting position, and moves upstream in the insertion direction of the process cartridge by the rotation of the regulating member in the second direction. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the restriction on movement is canceled. The rotation shaft is solidified in the apparatus main body so that the rotation axis of the restriction member intersects the vertical direction and the insertion direction, and the restriction portion is formed by removing the collection container from the container mounting position. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the image forming apparatus rotates in the second direction by its own weight. The recovery container is in contact with the second contacted part when the recovery container is mounted at the container mounting position, and is tapered so as to become lower toward the downstream side in the insertion direction; and the tapered part More upstream of the insertion direction than the collection container, and the collection container is in contact with the second abutted portion in a state of being mounted at the container mounting position, thereby restricting the rotation of the restriction member in the second direction. A contact restricting portion,
  The image forming apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the contact restricting portion restricts rotation of the restricting member in the second direction from a direction substantially orthogonal to the insertion direction. The restricting member is a contact portion that is rotatable in the first direction and the second direction around the rotation axis, and is upstream of the insertion direction with respect to the process cartridge mounted at the cartridge mounting position. A contact portion that contacts from the side,
  The contact portion is disposed on the insertion path in a state where the collection container is mounted at the container mounting position, and the process cartridge mounted at the cartridge mounting position is brought into contact with the cartridge at the position. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein movement toward the upstream side in the insertion direction is restricted. The process cartridge includes a cartridge abutting portion that can abut against the abutting portion, and a biasing portion that biases the cartridge abutting portion from the upstream side toward the downstream side in the insertion direction,
The biasing portion biases the cartridge abutting portion toward the downstream side in the insertion direction in a state where the collection container is mounted at the container mounting position, The image forming apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the process cartridge is positioned in an insertion direction. The process cartridge, which is connected to the apparatus main body in the insertion direction downstream side, a drive input portion for transmitting a driving force to the process cartridge, the drive input portion in the process cartridge mounted to the cartridge mounting position the image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that for transmitting the driving force. The process cartridge, which is connected to the insertion direction downstream side in the apparatus main body, an image forming according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that it comprises a contact portion for connecting the apparatus body and electrically apparatus.

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