Patent ID: 8886088

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: a main body having an opening; a photoconductor unit comprising a first photoconductor and a second photoconductor, and removably mountable to the main body through the opening by moving the photoconductor unit in a first direction; a first exposure member attached to the main body and configured to expose the first photoconductor; a second exposure member attached to the main body and configured to expose the second photoconductor; and a linking mechanism configured to link the first exposure member and the second exposure member such that, in conjunction with a movement of the first exposure member from a first position where the first exposure member is away from the first photoconductor to a second position where the first exposure member is close to the first photoconductor, the second exposure member moves from a third position where the second exposure member is away from the second photoconductor to a fourth position where the second exposure member is close to the second photoconductor, wherein the linking mechanism comprises: a first holding arm holding the first exposure member, the first holding arm configured to be moved in a second direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the first photoconductor; a second holding arm holding the second exposure member; and a connecting member connecting the first holding arm and the second holding arm, such that, when the first holding arm is moved so as to move the first exposure member from the first position to the second position, the second holding arm is moved by the connecting member and the second exposure member moves from the third position to the fourth position.