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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2013
Shuichi Kato, Nagoya, JP;
Seiichi Senda, Anjo, JP;
Atsushi Kato, Ichinomiya, JP;
Masanari Yoshikawa, Nagoya, JP;
Shuichi Kato, Nagoya, JP;
Seiichi Senda, Anjo, JP;
Atsushi Kato, Ichinomiya, JP;
Masanari Yoshikawa, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus comprises: a casing including a side wall having an opening; a drawer member configured to support a plurality of cartridges in such a manner as to allow the cartridges to be detachably attached thereto, and to be movable through the opening from an inside position in which the drawer member is located inside the casing to an outside position in which the drawer member is located outside the casing in a moving direction; and a leg portion configured to support the casing. In this image forming apparatus, the leg portion includes a portion located downstream from the opening in the moving direction of the drawer member.