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- Patent Title: Toner cartridge having electrical contact surface that can contact electrical contact surface of drum cartridge in accordance with pivotal movement of casing
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Application No.: US17690804Application Date: 2022-03-09
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Publication No.: US11650520B2Publication Date: 2023-05-16
- Inventor: Naoya Kamimura , Hideshi Nishiyama , Masaaki Furukawa
- Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Nagoya
- Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Nagoya
- Agency: Merchant & Gould P.C.
- Priority: JP 2019180986 2019.09.30
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08 ; G03G21/16

Abstract:
A toner cartridge includes: a casing having a first toner accommodating portion and a second toner accommodating portion; an agitator; an auger; a first protrusion positioned at one side in a first direction of the second toner accommodating portion; a second protrusion positioned at another side in the first direction of the second accommodating portion; a memory; and a toner-side electrical contact surface electrically connected to the memory. The toner cartridge is attachable to a drum cartridge by the casing pivotally moving from a first position to a second position relative to the drum cartridge about the first protrusion and the second protrusion. When the casing is at the first position, the toner-side electrical contact surface does not contact a first electrical contact surface of the drum cartridge. When the casing is at the second position, the toner-side electrical contact surface contacts the first electrical contact surface.
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