Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Cartridge having storing medium and image forming apparatus using the cartridge
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Application No.: US14940321Application Date: 2015-11-13
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Publication No.: US09651916B2Publication Date: 2017-05-16
- Inventor: Takuya Kawakami , Naoya Asanuma , Takayuki Yada , Kiyoshi Furuta
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Rossi, Kimms & McDowell LLP
- Priority: JP2014-234154 20141119
- Main IPC: G03G21/00
- IPC: G03G21/00 ; G03G21/18

Abstract:
A cartridge insertable into a main assembly of an image forming apparatus includes a first unit including a first bearing portion for supporting an image bearing member, a second unit including a second bearing portion for supporting a developer carrying member, and a storing medium including an electrical contact. The second bearing portion is provided inside the first bearing portion with respect to a rotational axis direction of the image bearing member. At least a part of the storing medium is supported by the second unit and is provided at a position outside the second bearing portion and inside an outermost configuration of the first unit with respect to the rotational axis direction. The electrical contact is faced toward a downstream with respect to an inserting direction of the cartridge into the main assembly.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160139558A1 CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE CARTRIDGE Public/Granted day:2016-05-19
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