Drum cartridge including movable electrical contact surface, and image-forming apparatus using the same
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorNao Itabashi
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Abstract
A drum cartridge includes: a photosensitive drum rotatable about an axis extending in a first direction; a first drum frame to which a developing cartridge is attachable; and a second drum frame having an outer surface; and a memory having an electrical contact surface. The first drum frame is at one end portion of the drum cartridge in a second direction and the second drum frame is at another end portion of the drum cartridge in the second direction. The electrical contact surface is positioned at the outer surface of the second drum frame and is movable in a predetermined direction relative to the second drum frame.
Claims10
A drum cartridge for use with a developing cartridge, the drum cartridge comprising:
- a photosensitive drum rotatable about an axis extending in a first direction;
- a first drum frame;
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- a second drum frame having an outer surface, the first drum frame being at one end portion of the drum cartridge in a second direction and the second drum frame being at another end portion of the drum cartridge in the second direction;
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- a memory having an electrical contact surface, the electrical contact surface being positioned at the outer surface and movable in a predetermined direction relative to the second drum frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.