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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2008
Yasuo Fukamachi, Nagoya, JP;
Satoru Ishikawa, Kitanagoya, JP;
Fumio Morita, Ichinomiya, JP;
Yoshikatsu Kameyama, Gifu-ken, JP;
Yasuo Fukamachi, Nagoya, JP;
Satoru Ishikawa, Kitanagoya, JP;
Fumio Morita, Ichinomiya, JP;
Yoshikatsu Kameyama, Gifu-ken, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
An image forming device according to an aspect includes: a main body; and a first cartridge configured to accommodate a developer and detachably attached to the main body. The first cartridge includes: a rotation body rotatably provided in the first cartridge; a memory device configured to store information concerning the first cartridge; and a first terminal electrically connected to the memory device. The main body includes: a driver configured to rotate the rotation body; and a second terminal electrically connected to the first terminal. The first terminal is provided at a position where a torque produced by rotation of the rotation body acts in the first cartridge.