Patent ID: 8588649

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: a main body having an opening; a cover configured to move between a first position where the cover opens the opening and a second position where the cover closes the opening; a plurality of photoconductors arrayed in a predetermined direction; a plurality of exposure members provided in one to one correspondence with the plurality of photoconductors, each of the plurality of exposure members configured to expose the corresponding photoconductor and configured to move between a third position and a fourth position where each of the plurality of exposure members at the fourth position is located farther from the corresponding photoconductor than each of the plurality of exposure members at the third position; moving mechanisms provided in one to one correspondence with the plurality of exposure members, each of the moving mechanisms configured to move the corresponding exposure member between the third position and the fourth position; and a power transmission mechanism including a plurality of gears and configured to transmit power from the cover to the moving mechanisms such that movement of the cover from the second position to the first position causes each of the moving mechanisms to move the corresponding exposure member from the third position to the fourth position, wherein each of the plurality of exposure members tilts when moving from the third position to the fourth position.