Patent ID: 8175489

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: a body; and a plurality if cartridges, each of which comprises: a photosensitive element that is configured to hold an electrostatic latent image thereon; an electrification unit that includes a discharging unit which extends along a surface of the photosensitive element and which is configured to electrify the photosensitive element by discharging and an electrification frame which accommodates the discharging unit and which has a first opening formed between the photosensitive element and the discharging unit and a second opening formed at a position opposite the first opening across the discharging unit; and a process frame that supports the photosensitive element and the electrification unit, the process frame including an exposure opening opposing the photosensitive element for exposing the photosensitive element, wherein the plurality of process cartridges are arranged such that one process cartridge of a pair of adjacent process cartridges opposes the second opening of the electrification unit and the exposure opening of the other process cartridge; a regulation member that is configured to regulate airflow is provided between the pair of process cartridges; the regulation member has elasticity; and the regulation member is provided on a surface of the process frame opposing a surface of an electrification unit of an adjacent process cartridge between a second opening and an exposure opening of the adjacent process cartridge when the process cartridge is attached to the body.