Patent ID: 8879950
Filing Date: 2014-11-04
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a main apparatus body having an accommodating space partitioned therein and an opening configured to connect the accommodating space and an outside; an opening/closing member provided at the main apparatus body and configured to move between an open position for opening the opening and a closed position for closing the opening, wherein the opening/closing member is configured to rotate around a rotation axis thereof, the rotation axis of the opening/closing member extending in a first direction; a drum unit comprising a photosensitive drum configured to carry a developer image and accommodated in the accommodating space, wherein the drum unit is configured to be pulled out of the accommodating space along an axial direction of the photosensitive drum; an exposing member provided in the main apparatus body and configured to move between an exposure position, which is close to the photosensitive drum for exposing the photosensitive drum, and an evacuation position where the exposing member evacuates from the photosensitive drum, wherein the exposing member extends in a second direction that is parallel to the axial direction of the photosensitive drum, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction in which the rotation axis of the opening/closing member extends; and a movable mechanism comprising: wherein the first movable member is configured to move in a direction parallel to the second direction in which the exposing member extends, wherein the second movable member is configured to support both end portions of the exposing member, wherein the second movable member is configured to move the exposing member from the exposure position to the evacuation position by the movement of the first movable member in accordance with the movement of the opening/closing member from the closed position to the open position, and wherein the second movable member is configured to move the exposing member from the evacuation position to the exposure position by the movement of the first movable member in accordance with the movement of the opening/closing member from the open position to the closed position.