Patent ID: 11953844
Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 5:
6. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the main casing comprises a cover movable between a closed position where the cover covers an opening of the main casing and an open position where the cover does not cover the opening,
wherein the connector moves from the first position to the second position when the cover moves from the closed position to the open position, the connector at the second position being exposed to the outside of the main casing through the opening of the main casing, and
wherein the toner bottle is not connectable to the connector when the cover is at the closed position and the connector is at the first position, and the toner bottle is disconnectably connectable to the connector when the cover is at the open position and the connector is at the second position.