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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2019
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Shougo Sato, Seto, JP;
Yasutada Kato, Nagoya, JP;
Yasuo Fukamachi, Nagoya, JP;
Kazuna Taguchi, Nagoya, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus employing an electrophotographic image forming method includes a casing having a front wall to which an opening is formed and a rear wall facing the front wall, a photosensitive drum located close to the front wall, a support member configured to support the photosensitive drum. The support member is slidably movable between an accommodated position a drawn position at which the photosensitive drum is drawn out of the casing through the opening. The image forming apparatus further includes a sheet tray, a feeding roller configured to feed the plurality of sheets supported by the sheet tray, a first conveying guide arranged between the support member and the sheet tray to face the support member, and a second conveying guide formed to the support member at a position facing the first conveying guide to guide the sheet inserted through the opening.