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

Claim 16:
17. 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 the toner, the cartridge housing including one end portion and the other end portion spaced apart from the one end portion, 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 image forming apparatus further comprises:
a body housing including a body opening; and
a top cover having a first end connected to the body housing and a second end, the top cover being movable between an open position at which the body opening is opened and a closed position at which the body opening is closed,

wherein the one end portion of the cartridge housing is positioned on an opposite side of the first photoconductive drum with respect to the other end portion of the cartridge housing in the state in which the first toner cartridge is attached to the first frame, and
wherein the one end position of the cartridge housing moves such that the one end portion of the cartridge housing moves from the undetachable position to the detachable position.