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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2013
Yosuke Aoi, Nagoya, JP;
Yosuke Aoi, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus is provided, which includes a displacement member disposed at a cartridge and configured to move from a position where the displacement member receives a driving force from an apparatus main body to a position where the displacement member does not receive the driving force. The apparatus also includes a movable member disposed at the apparatus main body, the movable member moving in response to movement of the displacement member, so as to move a first electrode between a position where the first electrode contacts a second electrode and a position where the first electrode is spaced apart from the second electrode. Also, the apparatus includes a detector detecting information about the cartridge attached to the apparatus main body based on a conduction state between the first electrode and the second electrode.