Image forming apparatus having first cover and second cover

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9354594
APP PUB NO 20150338822A1
SERIAL NO

14815276

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An image forming apparatus having a casing, a first cover and a second cover. The first cover is rotatable between a first opened position to expose a first opening and a first closed position. The second cover is rotatable between a second opened position to expose a second opening and a second closed position. The first cover is sized and positioned relative to a toner cartridge to rotate to the first opened position to permit removal of the toner cartridge that is detached from a developing unit while the second cover is maintained in the second closed position. The first cover and the second cover are sized and positioned relative to the developing unit and a photosensitive body to rotate respectively to the first opened position and the second opened position to permit removal of the developing unit and the photosensitive body integrally.

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  • BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Tamaru, Yasuo Nagoya, JP 43 322

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