Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus having mountable and demountable photosensitive member cartridge and developing cartridge
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Application No.: US16181493Application Date: 2018-11-06
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Publication No.: US10551791B2Publication Date: 2020-02-04
- Inventor: Junichi Yokoi , Shougo Sato
- Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken
- Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken
- Agency: Merchant & Gould P.C.
- Priority: JP2014-074861 20140331; JP2014-074862 20140331
- Main IPC: G03G21/16
- IPC: G03G21/16 ; G03G21/18

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus has a main body including a front wall and a rear wall, a feeding tray, and a pickup roller. A photosensitive member cartridge includes a photosensitive drum that is configured to feed recording sheets upward, and a photosensitive member cartridge grip. A developing cartridge has a developing roller that is disposed below the photosensitive drum and faces the photosensitive drum, and a developing cartridge grip. An exposing unit is closer to the front wall than to the rear wall and is disposed above the feeding tray. When the photosensitive member cartridge is disposed at a mounting position, the photosensitive member cartridge grip extends toward an opening beyond the rear end of the exposing unit, and when the developing cartridge is disposed at a mounting position, the developing cartridge grip extends toward the opening beyond the rear end of the exposing unit.
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