Patent ID: 11914323
Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 11:
12. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a main body housing having an opening;
an intermediate transfer belt;
a developing unit positioned below the intermediate transfer belt, the developing unit including:
a developing roller rotatable about a developing axis extending in an axial direction; and

a drum cartridge attachable to and detachable from the main body housing in the axial direction through the opening in a state where the developing unit is in the main body housing, the drum cartridge being positioned below the intermediate transfer belt in a state where the drum cartridge is attached to the main body housing, the drum cartridge including:
a photosensitive drum rotatable about a drum axis extending in the axial direction;
a drum frame rotatably supporting the photosensitive drum, the drum frame including a first side wall and a second side wall positioned apart from the first side wall in the axial direction, the second side wall being positioned closer to the opening than the first side wall in the axial direction in a state where the drum cartridge is attached to the main body housing;
a charger;
a drum electrode electrically connected to the charger, the drum electrode being positioned at the first side wall; and
a drum memory capable of storing therein information related to the drum cartridge, the drum memory positioned at the first side wall.