- Patent Title: Process cartridge and image forming apparatus including the same
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Application No.: US13015380Application Date: 2011-01-27
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Publication No.: US08532543B2Publication Date: 2013-09-10
- Inventor: Shougo Sato
- Applicant: Shougo Sato
- Applicant Address: JP Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken
- Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken
- Agency: Baker Botts L.L.P.
- Priority: JP2010-015307 20100127
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08

Abstract:
A process cartridge includes a first cartridge and a second cartridge. The first cartridge includes a first wall having a first opening, a first shutter configured to open and close the first opening, and a first operating portion configured to operate together with the first shutter. The second cartridge is mountable onto and demountable from the first cartridge and contains a developer. The second cartridge includes a second wall facing the first wall and having a second opening corresponding to the first opening, a second shutter configured to open and close the second opening, and a second operating portion configured to operate together with the second shutter. The first cartridge further includes a third operating portion. When the second cartridge is mounted onto the first cartridge, the first operating portion and the third operating portion operate together through the second operating portion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110182616A1 PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2011-07-28
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