Patent ID: 7561827

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: a housing; an image carrier unit configured to move along a first direction between a first position and a second position in the housing, the image carrier unit configured to hold a plurality of image carriers; a plurality of developing cartridges configured to be removably mounted in the image carrier unit; and an exposure unit disposed in the housing, the exposure unit being configured to generate light to irradiate each of the image carriers; wherein each developing cartridge includes: a developer carrier configured to supply developer to the image carrier; a case configured to contain the developer, the case having a support portion for supporting the developer carrier at a first side of the case, the case including a pair of sidewalls facing each other in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and a handle disposed at a second side of the case opposite to the first side, the handle being configured to directly contact the exposure unit when the image carrier unit is in the first position.