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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2021
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Shougo Sato, Seto, JP;
Miho Ishida, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus including a housing, a drawer movable between an inner position accommodated within the housing and an outer position exposed to an outside of the housing, a drum cartridge including a photosensitive drum and a drum frame, and a developing cartridge including a developing roller and a handle. The drum frame includes first side and second side, frames supporting first and second end portions of the photosensitive drum, respectively, and an upper frame connecting upper end portions of the first and second side frames to each other. In a state where the drum cartridge to which the developing cartridge has been attached is attached to the drawer, a portion of the handle is positioned above the upper frame.