Patent ID: 7720413

Claim:
An image-forming device, comprising: a main body; at least one photosensitive member on the surface of which electrostatic latent images are formed, the photosensitive member having a support shaft with which the photosensitive member can be supported by the main body; a plurality of developing units, each developing unit having a developer-accommodating section that accommodates developer, each developing unit further having a developer-carrying member that develops a corresponding electrostatic latent image formed on the photosensitive member into a visible image by supplying developer from the developer-accommodating section to the photosensitive member; a transferring unit that transfers the visible images formed on the photosensitive member to a recording medium; a first holding unit that holds the plurality of developing units that are arranged in a row along a removal direction, the removal direction being substantially horizontal and being orthogonal to the support shaft of the photosensitive member, the first holding unit being accommodated at a first accommodating position in the main body; a lifting mechanism, the lifting mechanism including a door provided on the main body, the first holding unit being configured so as to be capable of being mounted in or detached from the main body through the door; and a guiding unit, the guiding unit being disposed on the lifting mechanism and moving up and down in association with opening and closing of the door by the lifting mechanism, the guiding unit enabling the first holding unit to move between the first accommodating position and a first removal position that is separate from the first accommodating position in the removal direction.