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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2022
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Yasuhiro Suzuki, Nagoya, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus configured to form an image on a photosensitive drum includes: a main casing including a restricting portion; a drawer movable in a moving direction; a developing cartridge attachable to the drawer and including a developing roller; and a pressing member. The developing roller can contact and separate from the photosensitive drum. The pressing member causes the developing roller to separate from the photosensitive drum by pressing the developing cartridge attached to the drawer in a pressing direction crossing the moving direction. The restricting portion is configured to restrict displacement in the pressing direction of the drawer by abutting against the drawer. The drawer includes a first restricted portion, a second restricted portion, and a third restricted portion those are configured to be restricted by a first restricting portion, a second restricting portion, and a third restricting portion of the restricting portion, respectively.