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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2023
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Nao Itabashi, Nagoya, JP;
Masahiko Hayakawa, Ama, JP;
Sakiho Hayakawa, Toyoake, JP;
Hotaka Kakutani, Kiyosu, JP;
Shintaro Fukuoka, Nagoya, JP;
Haruka Kizu, Nagoya, JP;
Yuki Nagashima, Toyokawa, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A cartridge includes: a casing having a first opening; a storage bag accommodated in the casing and having a second opening; a seal for closing the second opening; a shaft rotatable; and a cap for closing the first opening. Toner is configured to be replenished through the first opening. Toner stored in the storage bag is configured to be discharged into the casing through the second opening. The shaft is rotatable about a first axis extending in a first direction together with the seal such that the seal closing the second opening is peeled off to open the second opening. The cap is attachable to and detachable from the casing.