US 12,314,001 B2
Image forming apparatus including LED array attached to top cover
Shougo Sato, Seto (JP); and Atsushi Fukaya, Toyohashi (JP)
Assigned to BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya (JP)
Filed by BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya (JP)
Filed on Jul. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/350,047.
Application 18/350,047 is a continuation of application No. 17/592,159, filed on Feb. 3, 2022, granted, now 11,726,429.
Application 17/592,159 is a continuation of application No. 17/114,660, filed on Dec. 8, 2020, granted, now 11,281,159, issued on Mar. 22, 2022.
Application 17/114,660 is a continuation of application No. 16/701,868, filed on Dec. 3, 2019, granted, now 10,884,375, issued on Jan. 5, 2021.
Application 16/701,868 is a continuation of application No. 16/106,369, filed on Aug. 21, 2018, granted, now 10,520,888, issued on Dec. 31, 2019.
Application 16/106,369 is a continuation of application No. 15/701,153, filed on Sep. 11, 2017, granted, now 10,067,468, issued on Sep. 4, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 2016-204512 (JP), filed on Oct. 18, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0350342 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. G03G 21/18 (2006.01); G03G 15/08 (2006.01); G03G 21/10 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01)
CPC G03G 21/186 (2013.01) [G03G 15/0879 (2013.01); G03G 15/0891 (2013.01); G03G 21/105 (2013.01); G03G 21/1604 (2013.01); G03G 21/1842 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a main casing having a first casing-opening, the main casing comprising:
a first side wall,
a second side wall spaced apart from the first side wall in a predetermined direction, and
a top cover movable between a cover-open position, in which the top cover opens the first casing-opening, and a cover-closure position, in which the top cover closes the first casing-opening;
a process cartridge detachably attachable to the main casing between the first side wall and the second side wall through the first casing-opening, the process cartridge having a photosensitive drum and a developing roller;
an LED array attached to the top cover, the LED array being at a first position where the LED array is capable of emitting light at the photosensitive drum to form an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive drum when the top cover is at the cover-closure position, the LED array being at a second position where the LED array is spaced away from the photosensitive drum when the top cover is at the cover-open position; and
a toner cartridge detachably attachable to and detachable from the main casing through a second casing-opening in a direction parallel to the predetermined direction,
wherein the main casing further has:
a main supplier tube configured to transfer toner from the toner cartridge to the developing roller, the main supplier tube having a first opening, and
a first shutter movable between a first closure position, in which the first shutter closes the first opening, and a first open position, in which the first shutter opens the first opening.