Toner cartridge attachable to developing unit and having toner discharge opening opened in response to the attachment
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHideshi NISHIYAMA, Takashi SHIMIZU
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AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHideshi NISHIYAMA, Takashi SHIMIZU
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A toner cartridge includes a casing, a toner conveyance unit, a cover, and a first protrusion. The casing includes a first toner-accommodating section having a first internal space for accommodating toner. The first toner-accommodating section has a first opening. The toner conveyance unit is rotatable and configured to convey toner from the first internal space to the first opening. The cover covers the first opening and has a second opening for allowing toner to be discharged therethrough. The cover has a circumferential surface at which a plurality of gear teeth is provided. The gear teeth are configured to move a developing shutter provided at a developing unit for opening or closing an opening of the developing unit. The first protrusion is configured to release the developing shutter from a locking member of the developing unit for locking the developing shutter.
A toner cartridge comprising:
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