Image forming apparatus

摘要

An image forming apparatus includes plural image holding bodies, plural image writing devices, a movement member, and a retractor. The image holding bodies are arranged in a predetermined direction. The image writing devices face and write images onto the respective image holding bodies. The movement member holds the image holding bodies, is able to be drawn through an opening in a cover of a housing of the image forming apparatus, and is moved in an image holding body arrangement direction. The retractor retracts the image writing devices when the movement member is drawn through the opening. The retractor includes first and second retracting mechanisms. The first retracting mechanism retracts the image writing devices to respective first retracted positions. The second retracting mechanism retracts the image writing devices to respective second retracted positions after the first retracting mechanism has retracted the image writing devices.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a plurality of image holding bodies arranged in a predetermined direction; a plurality of image writing devices that face the respective image holding bodies and that write images onto the respective image holding bodies; a movement member that holds the plurality of image holding bodies, that is able to be drawn through an opening in a cover of a housing of the image forming apparatus, and that is moved in a direction in which the image holding bodies are arranged; and a retractor that retracts the image writing devices from a movement region of the movement member when the movement member is drawn through the opening in the cover, the retractor including
a first retracting mechanism that retracts the image writing devices away from the respective image holding bodies to respective first retracted positions along respective straight loci, anda second retracting mechanism that retracts the image writing devices to respective second retracted positions along respective curved loci after the first retracting mechanism has retracted the image writing devices.