Patent ID: 7526240

Claim:
An image forming apparatus, comprising: a plurality of photoconductive elements arranged on an inclined plane with respect to the ground; and a plurality of developing devices, each of said plurality of developing devices corresponding to one of said plurality of photoconductive elements and configured to develop an image on a corresponding one of said plurality of photoconductive elements; and a plurality of mirrors and a polygon mirror disposed inside a single housing and configured to reflect light beams to said plurality of photoconductive elements, wherein said single housing is arranged parallel to the inclined plane and below the plurality of photoconductive elements, an electric unit provided at a side position of an inclined transfer belt such that the electric unit is disposed closest to a highest roller supporting the inclined transfer belt and provided at a side position of the single housing arranged parallel to the inclined plane such that the electric unit is disposed closest to a highest side of the single housing, the electric unit having circuitry related to control of the image forming apparatus.