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

Claim 0:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a main body housing having an opening;
an intermediate transfer belt;
a drum cartridge 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 an axial direction; and
a drum memory capable of storing therein information related to the drum cartridge; and

a developing unit positioned below the intermediate transfer belt, the developing unit including:
a developing frame configured to accommodate therein toner, the developing frame having a first outer surface and a second outer surface positioned apart from the first outer surface in the axial direction, the second outer surface being closer to the opening than the first outer surface in the axial direction; and
a developing roller rotatable about a developing axis extending in the axial direction

wherein the drum cartridge is 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.