Patent ID: 7567772

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: a first toner image generating unit configured to generate a latent image corresponding to a first image light supplied in association with one of color components; a second toner image generating unit configured to generate a latent image corresponding to a second image light supplied in association with one of the color components different from the first image light supplied to the first toner image generating unit; only one exposing unit configured to continuously deflect the first image light and the second image light in one direction toward the first and the second toner image generating units, respectively; a first developing unit configured to be located in an area further on an outer side than a space defined by the first image light supplied to the first toner image generating unit and the second image light supplied to the second toner image generating unit by the exposing unit, respectively, and visualize, with a toner of a first color, a latent image formed on the first toner image generating unit by the first image light; and a second developing unit which is smaller than the first developing unit and which is configured to be located in an area further on an inner side than a space defined by the first image light supplied to the first toner image generating unit and the second image light supplied to the second toner image generating unit by the exposing unit, respectively, and visualize, with a toner of a second color, a latent image formed on the second toner image generating unit by the second image light.