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Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025

Filed:

Aug. 23, 2024
Applicant:

Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;

Inventors:

Shougo Sato, Seto, JP;

Kazuna Taguchi, Nagoya, JP;

Soichiro Mase, Handa, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/08 (2006.01); G03G 21/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/1814 (2013.01); G03G 15/0867 (2013.01); G03G 15/0886 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0692 (2013.01);
Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes: a housing having an opening providing a first region and a second region; first and second covers for opening and closing the first and second regions, respectively; a drum cartridge detachably attachable to the housing in a first direction through the first region; and a toner cartridge. A part of the toner cartridge attached to the drum cartridge is movable between a first position and a second position. The toner cartridge is detachable from the drum cartridge attached to the housing through the second region in a second direction crossing the first direction when the first cover is closed, the second cover is opened, and the part of the toner cartridge is at the second position. The part of the toner cartridge is movable from the first position to the second position in a third direction crossing the first and second directions.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Sato, Shougo. (2025). Image forming apparatus including toner cartridge that is detachable from housing with drum cartridge kept attached to housing (U.S. Patent No. 12487557). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12487557

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