Patent ID: 8818238
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a main body portion including wherein the developing-unit attachment section provided in the main body portion is capable of receiving, as the developing unit, a first developing unit or a second developing unit, the first developing unit having a plurality of developing members and the second developing unit having a single developing member, wherein the transfer-unit attachment section provided in the main body portion is capable of receiving, as the transfer unit, a first transfer unit or a second transfer unit, the first transfer unit including a first transfer member that is rotatable and has a function of retaining the recording medium and a first transfer driving unit that rotates the first transfer member, and the second transfer unit including a second transfer member that is rotatable and that does not have a function of retaining the recording medium, and wherein, when the first developing unit is attached to the developing-unit attachment section provided in the main body portion and the first transfer unit is attached to the transfer-unit attachment section provided in the main body portion, the first transfer driving unit provided in the first transfer unit is mechanically connected to the first developing unit.