Patent ID: 11927895
Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A cartridge comprising:
a drum cartridge comprising:
a photosensitive drum being rotatable about a first axis extending in a first direction; and
a drum cover being movable relative to the photosensitive drum between
a first position at which the drum cover covers a part of a circumferential surface of the photosensitive drum, and
a second position at which the drum cover does not cover the part of the circumferential surface of the photosensitive drum; and

a toner cartridge comprising a toner storage portion configured to store toner to be supplied to the photosensitive drum;
wherein the drum cartridge further comprises a toner cartridge guide extending in a second direction crossing the first direction;
wherein the toner cartridge guide guides the toner cartridge to move in the second direction when the toner cartridge is being attached to the drum cartridge;
wherein a distance from the toner cartridge guide to the drum cover at the second position is longer than a distance from the toner cartridge guide to the drum cover at the first position;
wherein the drum cartridge has a drum side and an opposite side in an extending direction in which the drum cartridge extends, the photosensitive drum being located at the drum side of the drum cartridge, and
wherein the toner cartridge is attached to the drum cartridge from the drum side of the drum cartridge.