Patent ID: 8498551

Claim:
An image forming apparatus for transferring toner images formed on a plurality of photoconductors onto a recording sheet comprising: a main body casing; a plurality of cartridges each configured to store developer; a support member configured to support the plurality of cartridges and to be movable, while supporting the cartridges, between an inside position where the support member is inside the main body casing and an outside position where the support member is outside the main body casing; an intermediate transfer belt disposed under the support member, opposite to the plurality of photoconductors, and configured to accept toner images from the plurality of photoconductors and to transfer a complete image onto a recording sheet; a sheet feeding unit disposed under the intermediate transfer belt; a conveyance guide arranged between the sheet feeding unit and the intermediate transfer belt and configured to guide the recording sheet: a fixing unit disposed upstream from the support member in a first direction along which the support member moves from the inside position to the outside position and configured to fix the complete image on the recording sheet; a cleaning unit disposed between the fixing unit and the plurality of cartridges in the first direction, wherein the cleaning unit includes a cleaning member configured to collect waste toner adhering to the intermediate transfer belt, and a receptacle configured to store the waste toner collected by the cleaning member; and a waste toner carrier unit including at least one carrying member configured to carry the waste toner collected by the cleaning member in an axial direction thereof.