Patent ID: 8311451

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: an apparatus main body; a photosensitive member; a plurality of developing devices each comprising a developing roller configured to supply developer to the photosensitive member; a support member configured to detachably support the plurality of developing devices, and to be drawn out from the apparatus main body; and a developing device move mechanism configured to move each of the developing devices to a close position where the developing roller is located close to the photosensitive member and a distant position where the developing roller is located farther away from the photosensitive member than when in the close position, wherein each of the developing devices comprises a cover member movable between a cover position and an exposure position, the cover member covering the developing roller at the cover position, and the cover member exposing the developing roller at the exposure position, and wherein the image forming apparatus further comprises a cover member move mechanism configured to: move the cover member from the cover position to the exposure position in association with movement of the developing device, by the developing device move mechanism, from the distant position to the close position, and move the cover member from the exposure position to the cover position in association with movement of the developing device, by the developing device move mechanism, from the close position to the distant position, wherein each of the developing devices comprises a developer accommodation unit configured to accommodate the developer, wherein the developing roller is located above the developer accommodation unit when the developing device is attached to the support member, and wherein each of the developing devices comprises a grip configured to be grasped for attaching or detaching the developing device to or from the support member, and wherein the grip is provided on the cover member.