Patent ID: 11874614
Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 9:
10. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
a first frame;
a first photoconductive drum rotatable about a first axis and supported by the first frame;
a second frame;
a second photoconductive drum rotatable about a second axis and supported by the second frame, the second frame being aligned with the first frame;
a first toner cartridge detachable from the first frame and having a cartridge housing accommodating toner, the cartridge housing including one end portion and the other end portion spaced apart from the one end portion, the first toner cartridge being movable between a detachable position where the first toner cartridge is detachable from the first frame and an undetachable position where the first toner cartridge is undetachable from the first frame; and
a second toner cartridge detachable from the second frame,
wherein, when the cartridge housing moves from the undetachable position to the detachable position, the one end portion of the cartridge housing comes close to the second toner cartridge and the other end portion of the cartridge housing goes away from the second toner cartridge
wherein the first frame includes (i) an outer frame aligned with the cartridge housing in the state in which the first toner cartridge is attached to the first frame and (ii) an inner frame movable with respect to the outer frame and configured to move the cartridge housing between the detachable position and the undetachable position in the state in which the first toner cartridge is attached to the first frame, and
wherein the cartridge housing is positioned at the detachable position, the one end portion of the cartridge housing protrudes from the outer frame, and the other end potion of the cartridge housing protrudes with respect to the outer frame in an opposite direction in which the one end portion protrudes.