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Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2024

Filed:

Jul. 26, 2023
Applicant:

Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;

Inventors:

Yasuo Fukamachi, Nagoya, JP;

Kazutoshi Nakamura, Kuwana, JP;

Masaaki Furukawa, Nagoya, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/16 (2006.01); G03G 15/08 (2006.01); G03G 21/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/1814 (2013.01); G03G 15/0863 (2013.01); G03G 21/1652 (2013.01);
Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes: a main body housing; a developing cartridge attachable to and detachable from the main body housing; a drum cartridge attachable to and detachable from the main body housing; and a developing guide for guiding attachment and detachment of the developing cartridge to and from the main body housing. The developing cartridge includes a developing roller and a developing memory for storing information. The drum cartridge includes a photosensitive drum. The developing guide is movable together with the developing cartridge between a first position where the developing roller is in contact with the photosensitive drum and a second position where the developing roller is separated from the photosensitive drum. The developing guide includes a developing memory terminal configured to be in contact with the developing memory in a state where the developing cartridge is attached to the main body housing.


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