Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Cartridge and image forming apparatus provided therewith
- Patent Title (中): 墨盒和图像形成装置
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Application No.: US13719417Application Date: 2012-12-19
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Publication No.: US09020369B2Publication Date: 2015-04-28
- Inventor: Nao Itabashi
- Applicant: Nao Itabashi
- 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: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
- Priority: JP2011-288490 20111228
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08 ; G03G21/16 ; G03G21/18

Abstract:
A cartridge includes: a frame; a rotation body; a driving force transmission unit; and a moving member. The rotation body is provided at the frame and rotatable about its rotation axis relative to the frame. The driving force transmission unit is provided at the frame and transmits an external driving force to the rotation body. The moving member is irreversibly movable to one of a covered position and an exposed position by the external driving force transmitted through the driving force transmission unit. The moving member covers at least a portion of the driving force transmission unit when the moving member is at the covered position. The moving member exposes the driving force transmission unit when the moving member is at the exposed position. The exposed position provides an exposing degree greater than that at the covered position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130170844A1 Cartridge and Image Forming Apparatus Provided Therewith Public/Granted day:2013-07-04
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