US 12,135,512 B2
Image forming apparatus
Shougo Sato, Seto (JP); and Miho Ishida, Nagoya (JP)
Assigned to BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya (JP)
Filed by BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya (JP)
Filed on Mar. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/188,409.
Application 18/188,409 is a continuation of application No. 17/865,462, filed on Jul. 15, 2022, granted, now 11,635,709.
Application 17/865,462 is a continuation of application No. 17/460,062, filed on Aug. 27, 2021, granted, now 11,422,486, issued on Aug. 23, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-149582 (JP), filed on Sep. 7, 2020; and application No. 2020-149583 (JP), filed on Sep. 7, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0244158 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
Int. Cl. G03G 15/08 (2006.01); G03G 21/10 (2006.01)
CPC G03G 15/0889 (2013.01) [G03G 15/0886 (2013.01); G03G 21/105 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a main body housing;
a drum cartridge capable of being mounted to the main body housing, the drum cartridge including:
a photosensitive drum rotatable about an axis extending in a first direction; and
a developing device including a developing roller and a developing housing supporting the developing roller;
a toner cartridge capable of accommodating toner that is supplied to the developing housing, the toner cartridge including:
a cartridge housing capable of accommodating the toner, the cartridge housing having a toner discharge port; and
a transfer device located above the photosensitive drum in a state where the drum cartridge is mounted to the main body housing, and configured to transfer the toner on the photosensitive drum to a sheet,
wherein the drum cartridge has a toner cartridge mounting part to which the toner cartridge is capable of being mounted,
wherein the developing device includes a toner conveying member capable of conveying the toner in the first direction, and
wherein when the drum cartridge is mounted to the main body housing and the toner cartridge is mounted to the toner cartridge mounting part, the toner conveying member is located above the toner cartridge, and offset from the toner discharge port when viewed from a vertical direction that is perpendicular to the first direction.