Image forming apparatus with a memory positioned on a drum frame
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsJunichi YOKOI, Nao ITABASHI
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus including a main body casing, a drum cartridge, a developing cartridge, and an intermediate transfer belt. The drum cartridge includes a photosensitive drum, a drum frame, and a first memory. The intermediate transfer belt is positioned above of the drum cartridge and the developing cartridge in a state where the drum cartridge and the developing cartridge are attached to the main body casing. The drum frame includes a first end and a second end being apart from the first end in an up-down direction. The photosensitive drum is positioned at the first end. The first memory is positioned at the second end.
Claims1
A drum cartridge removably insertable into a main body casing included in an image forming apparatus through an opening of the main body casing in a first direction, the drum cartridge being for use with a developing cartridge removably insertable into the main body casing thorough the opening in the first direction, the drum cartridge comprising:
- a photosensitive drum;
- a drum frame rotatably supporting the photosensitive drum, the drum flame having:
- a first end at which the photosensitive drum is positioned;
- a second end apart from the first end in an up-down direction;
- a first drum outer surface;
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- a second drum outer surface apart from the first drum outer surface in the first direction, the second drum outer surface being positioned farther from the opening than the first drum outer surface in the first direction in a state where the drum cartridge is attached to the main body casing;
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- a memory configured to store drum cartridge information, the memory being positioned at the second end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.