Patent ID: 7174117
Filing Date: 2007-02-06
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming device, comprising: a housing; a developing unit including a developing roller; a photosensitive unit including a photosensitive drum and having a developing unit mounting portion on which the developing unit is detachably mounted, a combined unit being provided when the developing unit is mounted on the developing unit mounting portion of the photosensitive unit; an accommodating section provided within the housing for receiving and accommodating the combined unit, the combined unit being detachably loaded into the accommodating section; and a locking mechanism that engages the developing unit with the photosensitive unit when the developing unit is mounted on the developing unit mounting portion, wherein the locking mechanism allows the developing unit to be removed from the developing unit mounting portion and to be unloaded from the housing while maintaining the photosensitive unit in the accommodating section.