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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2018
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Masahito Saeki, Nagoya, JP;
Tomoyuki Mizuno, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-Shi, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus operable in conjunction with a cartridge having a memory and a terminal, which is electrically connected with the memory and arranged on a downward face of the cartridge, is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a housing having an opening, a controller, and a supporter to support the cartridge at an attachment position. The supporter includes a guiding portion to guide the cartridge there-along and a memory electrode electrically connected with the controller. The guiding portion guides the cartridge being attached to the attachment position to descend as the cartridge approaches from the opening to the attachment position. The memory electrode protrudes upward at a position lower than the terminal on the cartridge and has a height to contact the terminal to electrically connect the controller with the memory when the cartridge is at the attachment position.