Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus having cartridges
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Application No.: US15076838Application Date: 2016-03-22
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Publication No.: US09696685B2Publication Date: 2017-07-04
- Inventor: Yasushi Okabe
- Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicant Address: JP Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken
- Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken
- Agency: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
- Priority: JP2013-039770 20130228
- Main IPC: G03G21/18
- IPC: G03G21/18 ; G03G15/00

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes: a main body; a first cartridge; a second cartridge; and a retaining member. The main body includes a first power-supplying part; and a second power-supplying part. The first cartridge includes a first power-receiving part. The second cartridge includes a second power-receiving part. The first and second power-receiving parts are configured to contact with the first and second power-supplying parts respectively. The retaining member is configured to retain the first and second cartridges and includes one side wall having a frame formed of a resin material and a reinforcing member formed of a metal material. A top edge of the frame is positioned lower than top edges of the first and second power-receiving parts. A top edge of the reinforcing member is positioned at a same vertical position as or lower than the top edge of the frame.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160202656A1 Image Forming Apparatus Having Cartridges Public/Granted day:2016-07-14
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