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EP 3 735 616 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 11.11.2020 Bulletin 2020/46 (21) Application number: 20710758.2 (22) Date of filing: 19.03.2020

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G03G 21/16(2006.01) G03G 15/08(2006.01) G03G 21/18(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/JP2020/012278 (87) International publication number: WO 2020/196253 (01.10.2020 Gazette 2020/40)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 26.03.2019 JP 2019058546 26.03.2019 JP 2019058547 26.03.2019 JP 2019058548 26.03.2019 JP 2019058549 (71) Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA Aichi, 467-8561 (JP)

(72) Inventor: ITABASHI, Nao Nagoya-shi Aichi, 467-8561 (JP) (74) Representative: J A Kemp LLP  14 South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ London WC1R 5JJ (GB)