Patent ID: 8285175

Claim:
An image forming apparatus, comprising: a plurality of photosensitive bodies; a plurality of transfer units, each transfer unit including a transfer roller arranged to correspond to an associated one of the photosensitive bodies and an elastic member configured to press the transfer roller toward the corresponding photosensitive body; a slider configured to linearly move in a first direction to separate at least one of the transfer rollers of the transfer units from the corresponding photosensitive body; a drive unit configured to drive the slider; and wherein the plurality of transfer units comprises; a first transfer unit and a second transfer unit arranged in the first direction, wherein the transfer rollers of the first transfer unit and second transfer unit are configured to move in a second direction based on the linear movement of the slider in the first direction; and a third transfer unit rotatably arranged adjacent a first end of the slider with respect to the first direction, the third transfer unit being configured to rotate based on movement of the slider.