Patent ID: 7212770

Claim:
A photoconductive drum device, comprising: a frame; a photoconductive drum which is supported rotatably on the frame under a state in which a part of an outer circumferential surface of the photoconductive drum is exposed; and a cover which is supported on the frame in a manner capable of swinging; wherein the photoconductive drum device is inserted into and removed from an image forming device main body, horizontally from one side of the image forming device main body; in conjunction with an insertion of the photoconductive drum device into the image forming device main body, the cover swings to an opened position so as not to block off a light path of an exposure ray irradiated toward the exposed part of the photoconductive drum; and in conjunction with a removal of the photoconductive drum device from the image forming device main body, the cover swings to a closed position so as to cover the exposed part of the photoconductive drum.