Drum cartridge including storage medium having electrical contact surface positioned at outer surface of drum frame
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKoji Abe, Naoya Kamimura
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Abstract
A drum cartridge includes: a drum frame to which a developing cartridge is attachable; a photosensitive drum; and a first storage medium. The drum frame has one end portion and another end portion spaced apart from the one end portion in a first direction. The photosensitive drum is rotatable about a first axis extending in a second direction and is positioned at the one end portion of the drum cartridge. The first storage medium includes a first electrical contact surface. The first storage medium is positioned at an outer surface of the drum frame, the outer surface being exposed in a state where the developing cartridge is attached to the drum frame.
Claims18
A process cartridge comprising:
- a drum cartridge including:
- a drum frame having a first end portion and a second end portion spaced apart from the first end portion in a first direction, the drum frame having a third end portion and a fourth end portion spaced apart from the third end portion in a second direction;
- a photosensitive drum rotatable about a first axis extending in the second direction, the photosensitive drum being positioned at the first end portion of the drum frame;
- a first storage medium including a first electrical contact surface;
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- a handle being positioned at the second end portion of the drum frame, and
- a toner cartridge detachably attachable to the drum frame, the toner cartridge including:
- a casing configured to store toner;
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- a second storage medium including a second electrical contact surface,
- wherein the first electrical contact surface is positioned at the first end portion of the drum frame, and
- wherein the second electrical contact surface is positioned between the first electrical contact surface and the handle in the first direction in a state where the toner cartridge is attached to the drum cartridge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.