An image forming apparatus includes first and second rotating members, a setting unit, and first and second image forming units. The first rotating member rotates at a first period T1. The second rotating member rotates at a second period T2. The setting unit sets the first period T1 and the second period T2 so that T1 and T2 meet a relation T2=(n+0.5)T1 (n is a positive integer). The first image forming unit forms a first image on the second rotating member in an x-th rotation (x is a positive integer) using first data obtained from print data and using the first rotating member. The second image forming unit forms a second image on the second rotating member in an (x+y)-th rotation (y is an odd positive integer) using second data obtained from the print data and using the first rotating member.

An image forming apparatus includes an image forming station, an intermediate transfer body, a transfer device, a transfer pressure applicator, and a controller. The image forming station forms a toner image. The toner image formed by the image forming station is transferred onto the intermediate transfer body. The transfer device transfers the toner image from the intermediate transfer body onto a recording medium. The transfer pressure applicator applies a secondary transfer pressure to the recording medium upon transfer of the toner image and to apply a lower secondary transfer pressure upon transfer of a toner image including a special color toner than that upon transfer of a toner image without the special color toner. The controller is operatively connected to the transfer pressure applicator to control the transfer pressure applicator.

An electrophotographic image forming apparatus comprises a main assembly that includes moving force applying portion, a main assembly engaging portion having a driving shaft and a rotational force applying portion provided on the driving shaft, and an electrophotographic photosensitive drum. A cartridge is dismountable from the main assembly without dismounting the electrophotographic photosensitive drum from the main assembly. The cartridge includes a developing roller for developing a latent image formed on the electrophotographic photosensitive drum, a rotatable member for transmitting a rotational force to the developing roller, and a coupling member including a rotational force receiving portion engageable with the rotational force applying portion to receive a rotational force from the main assembly engaging portion, and a rotational force transmitting portion for transmitting the rotational force to the rotatable member. The cartridge also includes a frame including a moving force receiving portion that receives a moving force from the moving force applying portion, the frame supporting the developing roller and the rotatable member.

An image forming apparatus includes (i) a development unit including a development frame including a development opening, a toner regulating portion configured to move to a cover position where the toner regulating portion covers the development opening and a retraction position where the toner regulating portion is retracted from the cover position, (ii) a rotary supporting the development unit, and (iii) a toner cartridge attachable to and detachable from the rotary and including a toner frame including a discharge port. In a case where the rotary is in a first posture, the development opening is in a position above the discharge port, and the toner regulating portion is in the cover position. In a case where the rotary is in a second posture, the development opening is in a position below the discharge port, and the toner regulating portion is in the retraction position.

An image forming apparatus has a rotary supporting the first and second cartridges each displaced between two positions, and a detector connected to a circuit including a third contact portion. After the first cartridge has started to move from the first position to the second position, a first contact portion in the first cartridge comes into contact with the third contact portion. When the first contact portion has come into contact with the third contact portion, the detector detects a signal generated in the circuit. After the second cartridge has started to move from the first position to the second position, a second contact portion in the second cartridge comes into contact with the third contact portion. When the second contact portion has come into contact with the third contact portion, the detector detects a signal generated in the circuit.

An image forming apparatus includes a rotary rotatable about a rotation axis extending in an axial direction, a toner cartridge supported by the rotary and having a discharge opening, the toner cartridge configured to discharge toner from the discharge opening; and a developing unit supported by the rotary and including a receiving opening configured to receive the toner discharged from the discharge opening, a storage chamber configured to store the toner received from the receiving opening, and a developing roller configured to bear the toner stored in the storage chamber, wherein the developing unit includes a guide portion, and the guide portion is configured to guide the toner stored in the storage chamber to be away from the receiving opening in the axial direction when the rotary rotates.

An image forming apparatus includes a rotary including a storage frame to which a toner cartridge is attachable, a conveyance portion, a first motor, a first drive transmission portion, and a second drive transmission portion. The first drive transmission portion is configured to transition to (i) a first state of transmitting a driving force of the first motor to the rotary in a state where the first motor rotates in a first direction, (ii) a second state of not transmitting the driving force to the rotary in a state where the first motor rotates in a second direction, and (iii) a third state of transmitting the driving force to the rotary in a state where the first motor rotates in the second direction. The second drive transmission portion transmits the driving force to the conveyance portion in a state where the first motor rotates in the second direction.

An image forming apparatus includes (i) a developing unit including a storage frame including a receiving opening, and a developing shutter movable between a closed position to cover the receiving opening and an open position to expose the receiving opening, (ii) a toner cartridge including a toner frame having a discharge opening and movable between a mounting position at which the discharge opening faces the receiving opening and a retreat position, (iii) a moving device configured to move the toner cartridge from the retreat position toward the mounting position, and (iv) a drive device including a drive source and configured to drive the moving device. The developing shutter moves from the closed position toward the open position by a force of the drive source when the toner cartridge moves from the retreat position toward the mounting position.

An image forming apparatus includes (i) a developing unit including a storage frame having a receiving opening, (ii) a toner cartridge including a toner frame having a discharge opening, and a toner shutter movable between a closed position to cover the discharge opening and an open position to expose the discharge opening, the toner cartridge being movable relative to the storage frame between a mounting position at which the discharge opening faces the receiving opening and a retreat position at which the toner cartridge is moved from the mounting position, and (iii) a moving device configured to move the toner cartridge from the mounting position toward the retreat position. The moving device includes a contact member configured to contact the toner cartridge, and, while the toner cartridge is moving from the retreat position to the mounting position, the contact member is separated from the toner shutter.