Patent ID: 8983341
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An electrophotographic image forming apparatus comprising: a plurality of photosensitive bodies; an exposer to irradiate light to each of the plurality of photosensitive bodies to form an electrostatic latent image; and a plurality of developing devices, each of the plurality of developing devices comprising a developing unit to supply a toner to the electrostatic latent image on a corresponding photosensitive body from among the plurality of photosensitive bodies to form a toner image and a first toner containing unit to contain a toner to be supplied to the developing unit, at least one developing device from among the plurality of developing devices comprising a second toner containing unit in connected to the first toner containing unit of the at least one developing device such that an optical path of light that is irradiated to a corresponding photosensitive body of the at least one developing device is disposed between the first and second toner containing units and connecting units disposed in two regions outside an effective width of the optical path to connect the first and second toner containing units of the at least one developing device such that the toner is transferred from the second toner containing unit to the first toner containing unit, wherein a bottom portion of the second toner containing unit is inclined downward in the width direction toward the connecting units.