Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Cartridge including agitator therein
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Application No.: US14845368Application Date: 2015-09-04
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Publication No.: US09625856B2Publication Date: 2017-04-18
- Inventor: Kazuna Taguchi , Yasuo Fukamachi , Motoaki Mushika
- Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- 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: JP2015-017793 20150130
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08 ; B65G33/32

Abstract:
A cartridge includes a casing, a developing roller, and an agitator. The casing is configured to accommodate developing agent. The casing has a first wall and a second wall disposed away from the first wall in a first direction. The agitator includes a rotational shaft and an agitating blade. The rotational shaft extends in the first direction and has a first end portion. The first end portion defines a circumferential surface and is supported to the first wall. The rotational shaft is configured to rotate in a rotating direction about a rotational center. The first wall has a concave portion having a plurality of protruding portions extending toward the circumferential surface and arranged at intervals from each other in the rotating direction. The agitating blade is positioned between the first end portion and the second end portion in the first direction and extending in the radial direction.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160223949A1 Cartridge Including Agitator Therein Public/Granted day:2016-08-04
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