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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2020
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Shinta Sugiura, Nagoya, JP;
Keita Inoue, Konan, JP;
Tatsuro Yokoi, Nagoya, JP;
Seiya Sato, Yokkaichi, JP;
Osamu Takahashi, Nagoya, JP;
Toshinori Araki, Hekinan, JP;
Masaaki Wakizaka, Nagoya, JP;
Koji Akagi, Inazawa, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a controller, a main body frame, a cartridge and a display. The cartridge includes a memory, a cartridge data terminal and a cartridge detection terminal. The controller includes a main body data terminal and a main body detection terminal. The main body data terminal is electrically connected to the cartridge data terminal. The main body detection terminal is electrically connected to the cartridge detection terminal in the case where the cartridge is attached to the main body frame. The controller is configured to perform determining whether the main body detection terminal and the cartridge detection terminal are electrically connected with each other. The controller is configured to perform displaying a determination result of the determining whether the main body detection terminal and the cartridge detection terminal are electrically connected with each other on the display.