Patent ID: 8180257

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: a photoconductive member; a light irradiation unit located below the photoconductive member and configured to irradiate light on a surface of the photoconductive member and form an electrostatic latent image; a developing unit configured to supply a developer to the photoconductive member and form a developer image corresponding to the electrostatic latent image on the surface of the photoconductive member; a transfer belt configured to move between a first position where the transfer belt comes into contact with the photoconductive member and a second position where the transfer belt separates from the photoconductive member and transfer the developer image on the photoconductive member onto a sheet; a driving mechanism including a rotating lever and configured to drive the transfer belt between the first position and the second position; a shutter unit located between the photoconductive member and the light irradiation unit and configured to open and close a light emission surface of the light irradiation unit; and a power transmission mechanism configured to transmit torque of the lever to the shutter unit and drive the shutter unit.