Patent ID: 8306452
Filing Date: 2012-11-06
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a main body provided with an accommodation chamber defined by an inner side surface; a moving unit configured to slide in a generally horizontal sliding direction between an accommodated position where the moving unit is accommodated in the accommodation chamber and a drawn position where the moving unit is drawn from the accommodation chamber, wherein the moving unit is configured to hold a plurality of photosensitive members arranged in line in the sliding direction, and wherein the moving unit includes an outer side surface extending along the sliding direction; a plurality of first main body electrodes disposed on the inner side surface of the main body along the sliding direction; and a plurality of first unit electrodes disposed on the outer side surface of the moving unit along the sliding direction, each of the plurality of first unit electrodes being configured to be electrically connectable to a corresponding one of the first main body electrodes, wherein: