Patent ID: 9348301
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. An image forming apparatus configured to form an image on a recording medium, the image forming apparatus comprising: a cartridge provided with a photosensitive member and being removable from a main body of the image forming apparatus; a light emitting member provided with a plurality of light emitting elements arranged in a rotation axis direction of the photosensitive member and configured to make the plurality of light emitting elements emit light to expose the photosensitive member; a transfer member configured to transfer a toner image formed on the photosensitive member; a cartridge moving member configured to move the cartridge between a first position for forming the image on the recording medium and a second position in which the cartridge is farther retracted away from the transfer member than in the first position; and a light emitting member moving member configured to move the light emitting member between a third position in which the light emitting member exposes the photosensitive member in order to form the image on the recording medium and a fourth position in which the light emitting member is farther retracted away from the cartridge than in the third position, wherein when the cartridge is located in the second position and the light emitting member is located in the fourth position, the plurality of light emitting elements of the light emitting member are opposed to the photosensitive member and the cartridge can be removed from inside of the main body.