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US 2003/0118370 A1Published application
Photosensitive member cartridge
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYasushi Okabe, Shougo Sato, Tsutomu Suzuki
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Abstract
The invention provides a photosensitive member cartridge, that has, for example, a case including a bottom wall, an upper wall, and side walls. A photosensitive drum and a transfer roller are rotatably disposed in a space surrounded by the bottom wall, the upper wall, and the side walls. The bottom wall extends below the transfer roller. A developer cartridge, having a developing roller, is set on the extending portion of the bottom wall.
Claims9
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;
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- a process unit comprising a photosensitive member cartridge and a developer cartridge, the photosensitive member cartridge including a photosensitive member, the developer cartridge including a developing roller that supplies a developing agent accommodated therein, wherein the developing 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 developing cartridge is attached to the photosensitive cartridge.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.