Unit Frame Having Grip Part
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYasushi Okabe
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Abstract
An image forming unit includes a cartridge and a unit frame. The cartridge has a cartridge-grip. The unit frame is configured to accommodate the cartridge. The unit frame includes a first plate, a second plate, a first beam, and a second beam. The first plate has a through hole. The first beam extends between the first plate and the second plate. The first beam includes a frame-grip disposed between an upper end of the first beam and a lower end of the first beam. The second beam extends between the first plate and the second plate. When the cartridge is accommodated in the unit frame, a distance between the lower end of the first beam and an upper end of the frame-grip is smaller than a distance between the lower end of the first beam and an upper end of the cartridge-grip.
Claims8
An image forming unit for use with an image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a cartridge;
- and
- a unit frame configured to accommodate the cartridge, the unit frame comprising:
- a first side frame comprising:
- a first plate having an upper surface and a lower surface;
- and
- a first guide member configured to guide the cartridge in a first direction, wherein the first guide member protrudes from the upper surface of the first plate in the first direction;
- a second side frame;
- a front beam extending between the first side frame and the second side frame;
- and
- a rear beam extending between the first side frame and the second side frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.