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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2023
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A toner cartridge includes a toner housing, a toner conveyor unit, a first cover, a shutter, a toner memory, and a memory holder. The first cover covers a toner housing opening and is movable together with the toner housing. The shutter includes a protrusion. The memory holder holds the toner memory and is movable relative to the toner housing. When the toner cartridge is attached, the protrusion is located in place, and the toner housing is movable between a close position in which the shutter closes a cover opening of the first cover and an open position in which at least part of a shutter opening of the shutter is aligned with at least part of the cover opening to allow toner to be let out through the cover opening. The position of the memory holder is different from the position of the shutter in a first direction.