Patent ID: 8942599
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a main body; a cover to open and close a front of the main body; a tray slidably mounted in the main body through the front of the main body opened by the cover; a plurality of developing cartridges mounted in the main body in a state in which the developing cartridge is received in the tray; a plurality of driving coupler members provided at one side of the main body to drive the developing cartridges mounted in the main body; a link member operating simultaneously with opening and closing of the cover to move in a first direction, the first direction being parallel to a direction in which the tray moves; and a guide member to support the driving coupler members, the guide member operating simultaneously with the link member to move in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the guide member is pressed by the link member, when the cover opens the main body, to separate the driving coupler members from the developing cartridges so that the developing cartridges and the driving coupler members do not interfere with each other when the tray is slid in the first direction.