Patent ID: 8380107
Filing Date: 2013-02-19
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a plurality of photosensitive drums disposed in parallel along an oblique direction inclined with respect to a horizontal plane; a plurality of developer carriers disposed to be opposite to the plurality of photosensitive drums, respectively, each of developer carriers configured to carry developer to be supplied to a respective one of the photosensitive drums, each of the developer carriers being rotatable around a respective rotation axis, each rotation axis extending along a respective axial direction; a transfer unit disposed along the oblique direction and opposing the plurality of the photosensitive drums from an obliquely upper side, the transfer unit having a transfer belt, and having a transfer roller that contacts an outer circumference surface of the transfer belt; a plurality of developer cartridges which corresponds to the plurality of developer carriers, respectively, wherein a longitudinal direction of each of the developer cartridges intersects the oblique direction and is perpendicular to the axial direction of the developer carriers; and a housing including: