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US 8,805,250 B2Granted
Blade pressing member and developer cartridge
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTakeshi Takami, Ryuya Yamazaki, Nao Itabashi
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AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTakeshi Takami, Ryuya Yamazaki, Nao Itabashi
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A developer cartridge includes a casing, a developing roller, a blade, a first blade pressing member and a second blade pressing member. The casing is configured to store developer therein. The developing roller is rotatably supported by the casing. The blade has a first end portion and a second end portion opposite to the first end portion. The first end portion is supported by the casing. The blade is configured to regulate the developer carried on a peripheral surface of the developing roller to a predetermined thickness at the second end portion. The first blade pressing member is configured to press the first end portion of the blade. The second blade pressing member is configured to be attached to and removed from the casing. The second blade pressing member includes a pressing portion configured to press the second end portion of the blade toward the developing roller.
A developer cartridge comprising:
A blade pressing member configured to be attached to and removed from a developer cartridge, the developer cartridge including a casing, a developing roller, and a blade, the casing being configured to store developer therein, the developing roller being supported by the casing, the blade having a first end portion and a second end portion opposite to the first end portion, the first end portion being supported by the casing, the blade being configured to regulate the developer carried on a peripheral surface of the developing roller to a predetermined thickness at the second end portion, the blade pressing member comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.