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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2022
Applicant:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Inventors:
Ryuji Noda, Toyokawa, JP;
Keita Shimizu, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/18 (2006.01); G03G 15/08 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/1885 (2013.01); G03G 15/0863 (2013.01); G03G 21/1647 (2013.01); G03G 21/1821 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1823 (2013.01);
Abstract
A toner cartridge includes: a toner casing configured to accommodate toner therein; a toner memory; a memory holder holding the toner memory; a memory holder cover; a gear positioned at an outer surface of the toner casing; and a gear cover. The memory holder cover movably holds the memory holder. The memory holder cover has a pawl. The gear cover is positioned at one end portion of the toner casing at one side in a first direction. The gear cover covers at least a part of the gear and has a hook in which the pawl is inserted.