Patent ID: 9389539
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an apparatus body; opening/closing portion that is openable and closable with respect to the apparatus body; a plurality of developing devices arranged in a first direction in the apparatus body; a plurality of developer housing containers that house developers to be respectively supplied to the plurality of developing devices, the plurality of developer housing containers being arranged in a second direction intersecting with the first direction; a plurality of transport devices that respectively transport the developers to the plurality of developing devices respectively corresponding to the plurality of developer housing containers from the plurality of developer housing containers; an intermediate transfer body on which developer images developed by the plurality of developing devices are transferred; and a transfer device that transfers the developer images from the intermediate transfer body to a recording medium, wherein the plurality of developing devices include wherein the plurality of transport devices include wherein a transport distance by which the first transport device transports the developer is larger than a transport distance by which the second transport device transports the developer, wherein the plurality of developer housing containers are attached to and detached from the apparatus body through an open portion formed when the opening/closing portion is opened, and wherein a first angle between the first transport device and the first developing device is different from a second angle between the second transport device and the second developing device.