Image forming apparatus having housing, exposing member disposed in the housing, and process cartridge mounted in the housing

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9317007
APP PUB NO 20150160607A1
SERIAL NO

14593366

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An image forming apparatus includes a housing, a cartridge, and an exposing member. The housing is formed with an opening. The cartridge is configured to be detachably mounted in the housing through the opening. The cartridge is provided with an image bearing member, and a holding part configured to be held by a user so as to remove the cartridge from the housing. The exposing member is disposed in the housing and configured to emit a laser light to the image bearing member in an emitting direction so as to expose the image bearing member to the laser light. The cartridge is mounted in the housing at a side opposite to the opening with respect to a trajectory of the laser light.

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  • BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Mori, Hiroki Nagoya, JP 328 3191
Takagi, Takeyuki Nagoya, JP 104 2732

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