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Image-forming apparatus including movable drawer on which toner cartridge is mountable without process cartridge

US11372366B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA · JP

Inventors

Shougo Sato · Seto, JP
Daisuke Maeta · Nagoya, JP

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 17, 2020
Grant date	Jun 28, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 17, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG03G2221/1869
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An image-forming apparatus includes: a main casing; a drawer movable in a first direction relative to the main casing; a process cartridge detachably mountable on the drawer; and a toner cartridge detachably mountable on the drawer. The drawer is movable between: an inner position where the drawer is accommodated in the main casing; and an outer position where a part of the drawer is located outside the main casing. The process cartridge includes: a photosensitive drum rotatable about an axis extending in a second direction crossing the first direction when the process cartridge is mounted on the drawer; and a developing device configured to supply toner to the photosensitive drum. The toner cartridge is configured to store the toner.

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