Image forming apparatus

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• an apparatus body;
• an intermediate transferor to rotate in a predetermined rotation direction;
• a plurality of image bearers disposed along the intermediate transferor in the predetermined rotation direction of the intermediate transferor to bear latent images;
• a plurality of developing devices to develop the latent images on the plurality of image bearers;
• a plurality of developer containers to contain developers;
• a plurality of conveyance paths each corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of developing devices and a respective one of the plurality of developer containers, to supply the developers contained in the plurality of developer containers to the plurality of developing devices respectively;
• and
• a plurality of sub-hoppers each to couple a respective one of the plurality of conveyance paths and a respective one of the plurality of developing devices,
• at least one set of an image bearer, a developing device, and a sub-hopper, among sets of the plurality of image bearers, the plurality of developing devices, and the plurality of sub-hoppers, disposed at a height different from other sets of the plurality of image bearers, the plurality of developing devices, and the plurality of sub-hoppers,
• an arrangement of the plurality of developer containers unchanged while an arrangement of the plurality of developing devices and the plurality of sub-hoppers in the predetermined rotation direction is changed without changing connections between the plurality of developing devices and the plurality of sub-hoppers, and
• a layout of the plurality of conveyance paths changed without changing connections between the plurality of conveyance paths and the plurality of sub-hoppers.