Patent ID: 7853176

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: an apparatus body; a holding member having a plurality of photosensitive drums and configured to hold a plurality of toner cartridges in a detachable manner, the toner cartridges being disposed in association with the photosensitive drums, the holding member coupled to the apparatus body in a tiltable manner between a storage position where the holding member is disposed in the apparatus body substantially horizontally and a replacement position where the holding member is raised from the apparatus body substantially vertically; and a top cover configured to support a plurality of light source arrays in association with the photosensitive drums, the top cover coupled to the apparatus body in a tiltable manner between a closed position where the light source arrays are positioned with respect to the photosensitive drums and an open position where the light source arrays are withdrawn from the photosensitive drums, the top cover being configured to tilt in a different direction from a direction that the holding member tilts.