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(11) EP 4 266 126 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
20.12.2023 Bulletin 2023/51

(43) Date of publication A2:
25.10.2023 Bulletin 2023/43

(21) Application number: 23195345.6

(22) Date of filing: 22.08.2016
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G03G 21/16(2006.01)
G03G 15/08(2006.01)
 G03G 21/18(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
G03G 15/0863; G03G 21/1652; G03G 21/1676; G03G 21/1896
(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

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
20189862.4 / 3754430
16185126.6 / 3287853

(71) Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Aichi-ken 467-8561 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • ITABASHI, Nao
    Nagoya-shi, Aichi, 467-8562 (JP)
  • YOKOI, Junichi
    Nagoya-shi, Aichi, 467-8562 (JP)

(74) Representative: Kuhnen & Wacker Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsbüro PartG mbB 
Prinz-Ludwig-Straße 40A
85354 Freising
85354 Freising (DE)

   


(54) DEVELOPING CARTRIDGE


(57) A developing cartridge (1) comprising: a casing (10) configured to accommodate developer therein, the casing (10) extending in the first direction; a coupling (41) rotatable about a first axis (83) extending in the first direction, the coupling (41) being positioned at one side of the casing (10) in the first direction; a detection gear (52) rotatable about a second axis (85) extending in the first direction, the detection gear (52) being positioned at another side of the casing (10) in the first direction; a storage medium (61) including an electric contact surface (611), the electric contact surface (611) being positioned at the one side of the casing (10) in the first direction.







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