Developing cartridge capable of reducing size of image forming apparatus
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsNao Itabashi, Junichi Yokoi
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Abstract
A developing cartridge may include: a casing configured to accommodate developer therein, the casing extending in the first direction; a coupling rotatable about a first axis extending in the first direction, the coupling being positioned at one side of the casing in the first direction; a detection gear rotatable about a second axis extending in the first direction, the detection gear being positioned at another side of the casing in the first direction; and a storage medium including an electric contact surface, the electric contact surface being positioned at the one side of the casing in the first direction.
Claims25
A developing cartridge comprising:
- a casing configured to accommodate developer therein, and extending in a first direction;
- a coupling rotatable about a first axis extending in the first direction, and being positioned at one side of the casing in the first direction;
- a detection gear rotatable about a second axis extending in the first direction, and being positioned at another side of the casing in the first direction;
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- a circuit chip mount positioned at the one side of the casing in the first direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.