Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Cleaning unit including handle having lock mechanism for locking cleaning unit to main body of image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US17806772Application Date: 2022-06-14
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Publication No.: US11809124B2Publication Date: 2023-11-07
- Inventor: Atsushi Ozawa , Yohei Hashimoto , Hikaru Iino
- Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicant Address: JP Nagoya
- Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Nagoya
- Agency: BURR PATENT LAW, PLLC
- Priority: JP 21104936 2021.06.24
- Main IPC: G03G21/10
- IPC: G03G21/10 ; G03G21/16 ; G03G21/12

Abstract:
A cleaning unit is attachable to and detachable from a main body of an image forming apparatus including a photosensitive drum and a belt configured to contact the photosensitive drum. The cleaning unit includes: a frame; and a handle. The frame is configured to accommodate therein developing agent collected from the image forming apparatus. The handle includes: a pair of first parts; and a second part. Each of the pair of first parts extends from the frame in an extending direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the photosensitive drum in a state where the cleaning unit is attached to the main body. The pair of first parts includes a lock mechanism for locking the cleaning unit to the main body. The second part extends in the axial direction and connects the pair of first parts to each other.
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