Patent ID: 11927912
Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a housing having an opening;
a drum cartridge movable in a first direction through the opening between:
a first position at which the drum cartridge is located inside the housing; and
a second position at which the drum cartridge is located outside the housing,

the drum cartridge including:
a photosensitive drum rotatable about an axis extending in the first direction;
a drum frame supporting the photosensitive drum; and
a first handle located at a downstream end of the drum frame in a movement direction in which the drum cartridge moves from the first position to the second position; and

a development cartridge including:
a development roller configured to supply toner to the photosensitive drum; and

a development frame supporting the development roller,
the development cartridge being unattachable to and undetachable from the drum cartridge in a state where the drum cartridge is located at the first position, and
the development cartridge being attachable to and detachable from the drum cartridge in a state where the drum cartridge is located at the second position.