Patent ID: 11953855
Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 25:
26. The image forming apparatus according to claim 24,
wherein the photosensitive drum is rotatable about a drum axis extending in an axial direction,
wherein the drawer further comprises a drawer guide configured to guide one end portion in the axial direction of the photosensitive drum when the drum cartridge is attached to the drawer, and
wherein the drawer further comprises a lock guide with which the one end portion of the photosensitive drum is fitted in the attached state of the drum cartridge to the drawer, the lock guide having the lock surface, the lock guide having:
a first end portion connected to the drawer guide in a state where the lock member is at the unlocking position; and
a second end portion positioned apart from the first end portion in an extending direction of the lock guide, the first end portion being positioned between the second end portion and the developing pressure surface in the extending direction of the lock guide in a state where the locking surface is at the locking position.