Patent ID: 11934142
Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
a housing;
a drum cartridge comprising a photoconductive drum, a first drum frame that supports a first end of the photoconductive drum, and a second drum frame that supports a second end of the photoconductive drum;
a developing cartridge detachably mountable to the drum cartridge, the developing cartridge comprising a developing roller; and
a drawer comprising a first side frame configured to support a first end of the drum cartridge and a second side frame configured to support a second end of the drum cartridge, the drawer being movable between an inner position and an outer position, the drum cartridge being detachable from the drawer in a detaching direction,
wherein, in a state in which the drum cartridge is mounted to the drawer and the developing cartridge is mounted to the drum cartridge, the first side frame of the drawer is located farther from the developing cartridge than the first drum frame of the drum cartridge and the second side frame of the drawer is located farther from the developing cartridge than the second drum frame of the drum cartridge.