Tandem photosensitive-member unit having grip part
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYasushi Okabe
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Abstract
An image-forming device includes a main body and a tandem photosensitive-member unit. The tandem photosensitive-member unit includes a unit frame, a plurality of photosensitive members, a front-side grip part, and a rear-side grip. The unit frame is configured to be slidably installed to and removed from the main body in a predetermined direction. The unit frame has a leading side and a trailing side with respect to the predetermined direction. The plurality of photosensitive members is provided corresponding to a plurality of colors and is supported by the unit frame. The front-side grip part is provided at the leading side of the unit frame. The rear-side grip part is provided at the trailing side of the unit frame.
Claims21
A unit frame for use with a cartridge, the unit frame comprising:
- a first side plate and a second side plate having through-holes;
- and
- a front beam and a rear beam, the front beam having a front-side grip and the rear beam having a rear-end grip,
- wherein a distance from an upper end of the front beam to an upper end of the front-side grip is smaller than a distance from an upper end of the rear beam to an upper end of the rear-end grip.
A unit frame comprising:
- a first plate and a second plate;
- a first beam extending between the first plate and the second plate, the first beam including a first grip;
- and
- a second beam extending between the first plate and the second plate, the second beam including a second grip;
- wherein the first grip is disposed between an upper end of the first beam and a lower end of the first beam, and
- wherein the second grip is disposed on an upper end of the second beam.
A unit frame for use with a cartridge, the unit frame comprising:
- a first plate and a second plate;
- a first beam extending between the first plate and the second plate, the first beam including a first grip;
- and
- a second beam extending between the first plate and the second plate, the second beam including a second grip,
- wherein the first grip is disposed on an upper end of the first beam, and
- wherein a distance from the upper end of the first beam to an upper end of the first grip is smaller than a distance from an upper end of the second beam to an upper end of the second grip.
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a casing;
- a cartridge;
- a unit frame for holding the cartridge, the unit frame including:
- a first plate and a second plate;
- and
- a first beam and a second beam, the first beam having a first-side grip and the second beam having a second-end grip;
- and
- a rail for slidably hold the unit frame in the casing,
- wherein a distance from an upper end of the rail to an upper end of the first-side grip is smaller than a distance from an upper end of the rail to an upper end of the second-end grip when the unit frame is disposed in the casing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.