Patent ID: 8081902

Claim:
An image-forming device comprising: a body frame; a belt unit detachably mounted in the body frame comprising: a belt unit main frame having a first main end portion and a second main end portion in a first direction; a first roller disposed at the first main end portion; a second roller disposed at the second main end portion; a belt mounted around the first roller and the second roller; and a handle part disposed at the first main end portion and having a contacting part; and a process cartridge detachably mounted in the body frame comprising: a photosensitive drum having a photosensitive surface opposed to the belt in a second direction in a state in which the belt unit and the process cartridge are mounted in the body frame; and a casing accommodating the photosensitive drum and having a contacted part, the contacting part contacting the contacted part to prevent the photosensitive surface from contacting the belt unit when the process cartridge is mounted in the body frame, wherein the photosensitive drum has a shaft extending in a third direction orthogonal to both the first direction and the second direction, the photosensitive surface extending in the third direction over a length, and wherein the contacting part is disposed at a part of the handle part outside the length in the third direction, and the contacted part is disposed at a part of the casing outside the length in the third direction.