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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2018
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Tomoya Yamamoto, Kasugai, JP;
Masahito Saeki, Nagoya, JP;
Tomoyuki Mizuno, Nagoya, JP;
Hideaki Yoshimune, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-Shi, JP;
Abstract
A cartridge of an image forming apparatus includes a conveying member configured to convey toner from a tonner accommodating part of the cartridge to a developing device, and a switching lever configured to switch a state of the conveying member between a driven state and a non-driven state. The toner replenishment lever is movable between a first position at which the replenishment lever pushes the switching lever and a second position at which the replenishment lever is spaced from the switching lever. The contacting part is retracted to outside of a space through which the cartridge passes when attached to or detached from the attachment position. The switching lever is configured to switch the state of the conveying member between the driven state and the non-driven state depending on whether the contacting part of the toner replenishment lever is located at the first position or the second position.