Patent ID: 6690903
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus, comprising:a housing having a front face; a feed cassette that accommodates a recording medium detachably attachable to the housing from the front face; and a process unit comprising a photosensitive member cartridge and a developer cartridge, wherein the photosensitive member cartridge has an accommodating portion and the developer cartridge is detachable from and attachable to the accommodating portion, the photosensitive member cartridge including a photosensitive member, the developer cartridge including a developing roller that supplies a developing agent accommodated therein, wherein the developer cartridge is detachably attachable to the photosensitive member cartridge, and the process unit is detachably attachable to the housing from the front face when the developer cartridge is attached to the photosensitive member cartridge, wherein the process unit further comprises: a lock device that locks the developer cartridge to the photosensitive member cartridge when the developer cartridge is accommodated at the accommodating portion; and a releasing device that disconnects the lock device such that the developer cartridge is detachable from the photosensitive member cartridge.