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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2016
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Takashi Shimizu, Nagoya, JP;
Atsushi Fukaya, Toyohashi, JP;
Soun Kanada, Nagoya, JP;
Hirofumi Kuriki, Nagoya, JP;
Hiroya Fukuta, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A development cartridge including a housing, a developer carrying body rotating around a first axis along a first direction, a supply member rotating around a second axis along the first direction, a first gear connected with the developer carrying body, a second gear connected with the supply member, and a gear cover covering the first gear and the second gear, the gear cover including a first cover portion extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a second cover portion connected with the first cover portion, the second cover portion extending in the first direction, the second cover portion having an opening through which a part of the second gear protrudes from the second cover portion and is exposed.