Patent ID: 8254809

Claim:
An electrophotographic image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording medium, the electrophotographic image forming apparatus comprising: a plurality of electrophotographic photosensitive drums; transfer means for rotatably supporting a transfer member for transferring toner images formed on the plurality of electrophotographic photosensitive drums onto the recording medium, the transfer means being movable, in a state in which the transfer member is in contact with at least one of the plurality of electrophotographic photosensitive drums, between a mounting position inside an apparatus main body of the electrophotographic image forming apparatus, at which the transfer means is mounted to the apparatus main body and a removing position outside the apparatus main body, at which the transfer means is removed from the apparatus main body; and rotative force generating means for generating a rotative force for rotating the transfer member in association with a movement of the transfer means, when the transfer means is moved from the mounting position to the removing position in a removing direction and when the transfer means is moved in a mounting direction from the removing position to the mounting position.