Patent ID: 8027614

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: a plurality of photosensitive members arranged along an arrangement direction so as to be in parallel with and spaced from one another and corresponding to respective colors, the plurality of photosensitive members comprising a first photosensitive member and at least one second photosensitive member, and each of the plurality of photosensitive members having a first end portion and second end portion that is opposite to the first end portion in a longitudinal direction of each of the plurality of photosensitive members; an endless belt that contacts the plurality of photosensitive members; and a separation mechanism configured to swing the second photosensitive member around the first end portion of the second photosensitive member as a fulcrum between a contact position at which the second photosensitive member contacts the endless belt and a separated position at which the second photosensitive member is separated from the endless belt.