Image forming apparatus including a unit detachably mounted on an apparatus body via a locking member

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a predetermined unit detachably received in an image forming apparatus body;
• a locking member that locks the predetermined unit in a state in which the predetermined unit is mounted in the image forming apparatus body;
• and
• an opening and closing cover that opens and closes an opening formed on a sidewall of the image forming apparatus body,
• wherein the opening and closing cover is a rotary cover that opens and closes the opening by rotating about a shaft as a fulcrum,
• the predetermined unit is configured not to be detachable from the image forming apparatus body through the opening unless the opening and closing cover is detached from the image forming apparatus body, and
• the image forming apparatus further comprises:
• a connection support member detachably engaged with a rotation center part of the opening and closing cover to serve as the shaft and connecting the opening and closing cover to the image forming apparatus body;
• and
• an unlocking mechanism that is able to release locking of the predetermined unit by the locking member,
• wherein the connection support member is configured to be usable as a lock releasing member for operating the unlocking mechanism.