Image forming apparatus
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYasumasa Fujii, Shougo Sato
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a main body housing, a drawer, a drum cartridge and a toner cartridge. The drawer is movable in a first direction between an inner position at which the drawer is located inside the main body housing and an outer position at which the drawer is located outside the main body housing. The drum cartridge includes a photosensitive drum. The drum cartridge is attachable to and detachable from the drawer. The toner cartridge accommodates toner. When the drum cartridge is attached to the drawer and the drawer is at the inner position, the toner conveyor conveys toner from the toner cartridge to the drum cartridge.
Claims18
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a main body housing;
- a drawer comprising a toner conveyor for conveying toner fixed therein, the drawer being movable in a first direction between an inner position at which the drawer is located inside the main body housing and an outer position at which the drawer is located outside the main body housing;
- a drum cartridge comprising a photosensitive drum, the drum cartridge being attachable to and detachable from the drawer;
- and
- a toner cartridge for accommodating toner,
- wherein, when the drum cartridge is attached to the drawer and the drawer is at the inner position, the toner conveyor is configured to convey toner from the toner cartridge to the drum cartridge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.