Image Forming Device and Detachable Process Unit
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKeigo NAKAJIMA, Shunsuke ISHII
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AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKeigo NAKAJIMA, Shunsuke ISHII
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An image forming device includes a main casing, a cartridge accommodating portion, a detection unit and a determination unit. The cartridge accommodating portion is configured to detachably accommodate a first cartridge and a second cartridge that is able to be detachably combined with the first cartridge, the first cartridge being provided with a pressing member movable between a first position and a second position, the pressing member being in the first position when the second cartridge is removed from the first cartridge, the pressing member being in the second position when the second cartridge is combined with the first cartridge. The detection unit is provided on the main casing and is configured to perform non-contact position detection of the pressing member. The determination unit is configured not to start image forming operations until the detection unit detects that the pressing member is in the second position.
An image forming device comprising:
A drum cartridge that is detachably loadable in an image forming device, comprising:
A drum cartridge that is detachably loadable in an image forming device, comprising:
A pressing member that is movably supported to a drum cartridge including a photosensitive drum, the drum cartridge being capable of detachably accommodating therein a developing cartridge including a developing roller, the pressing member pressing the developing roller against the photosensitive drum, the pressing member comprising a light path forming member including an incident surface, an output surface and a guide member, the guide member directing light incident on the incident surface toward the output surface, the output surface outputting the light coming from the incident surface to outside of the drum cartridge when the developing cartridge is mounted on the drum cartridge.
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