EP3735615A4 - Developing cartridge - Google Patents

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EP3735615A4
EP3735615A4 EP20710757.4A EP20710757A EP3735615A4 EP 3735615 A4 EP3735615 A4 EP 3735615A4 EP 20710757 A EP20710757 A EP 20710757A EP 3735615 A4 EP3735615 A4 EP 3735615A4
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developing cartridge
cartridge
developing
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French (fr)
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EP3735615A1 (en
EP3735615B1 (en
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Nao Itabashi
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Brother Industries Ltd
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Brother Industries Ltd
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Priority claimed from JP2019058549A external-priority patent/JP7306009B2/en
Priority claimed from JP2019058547A external-priority patent/JP2020160223A/en
Priority claimed from JP2019058546A external-priority patent/JP2020160222A/en
Priority claimed from JP2019058548A external-priority patent/JP7354565B2/en
Priority claimed from JP2020011316A external-priority patent/JP7369331B2/en
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Publication of EP3735615A4 publication Critical patent/EP3735615A4/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G15/00—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
    • G03G15/06—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing
    • G03G15/065—Arrangements for controlling the potential of the developing electrode
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G15/00—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
    • G03G15/06—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing
    • G03G15/08—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing using a solid developer, e.g. powder developer
    • G03G15/0896—Arrangements or disposition of the complete developer unit or parts thereof not provided for by groups G03G15/08 - G03G15/0894
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G21/00—Arrangements not provided for by groups G03G13/00 - G03G19/00, e.g. cleaning, elimination of residual charge
    • G03G21/16—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements
    • G03G21/1642—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements for connecting the different parts of the apparatus
    • G03G21/1647—Mechanical connection means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G21/00—Arrangements not provided for by groups G03G13/00 - G03G19/00, e.g. cleaning, elimination of residual charge
    • G03G21/16—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements
    • G03G21/18—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements using a processing cartridge, whereby the process cartridge comprises at least two image processing means in a single unit
    • G03G21/1875—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements using a processing cartridge, whereby the process cartridge comprises at least two image processing means in a single unit provided with identifying means or means for storing process- or use parameters, e.g. lifetime of the cartridge
    • G03G21/1878—Electronically readable memory
    • G03G21/1882—Electronically readable memory details of the communication with memory, e.g. wireless communication, protocols
    • G03G21/1885—Electronically readable memory details of the communication with memory, e.g. wireless communication, protocols position of the memory; memory housings; electrodes

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition (AREA)
  • Electrophotography Configuration And Component (AREA)
  • Dry Development In Electrophotography (AREA)
EP20710757.4A 2019-03-26 2020-03-19 Developing cartridge Active EP3735615B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (6)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP2019058549A JP7306009B2 (en) 2019-03-26 2019-03-26 developer cartridge
JP2019058547A JP2020160223A (en) 2019-03-26 2019-03-26 Developing cartridge
JP2019058546A JP2020160222A (en) 2019-03-26 2019-03-26 Developing cartridge
JP2019058548A JP7354565B2 (en) 2019-03-26 2019-03-26 Drum cartridge and developer cartridge
JP2020011316A JP7369331B2 (en) 2020-01-28 2020-01-28 developer cartridge
PCT/JP2020/012281 WO2020196256A1 (en) 2019-03-26 2020-03-19 Developing cartridge

Publications (3)

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EP3735615A1 EP3735615A1 (en) 2020-11-11
EP3735615A4 true EP3735615A4 (en) 2021-09-01
EP3735615B1 EP3735615B1 (en) 2022-11-23

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EP20710757.4A Active EP3735615B1 (en) 2019-03-26 2020-03-19 Developing cartridge

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CN (1) CN113614651A (en)
WO (1) WO2020196256A1 (en)

Citations (1)

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US20180095416A1 (en) * 2016-09-30 2018-04-05 Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Developing cartridge having contact surface

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JP4581948B2 (en) * 2005-09-30 2010-11-17 ブラザー工業株式会社 Image forming apparatus
JP4760395B2 (en) * 2006-01-19 2011-08-31 ブラザー工業株式会社 Cartridge and image forming apparatus
JP2009003174A (en) * 2007-06-21 2009-01-08 Brother Ind Ltd Image forming apparatus, developing cartridge and photoreceptor unit
JP2010072307A (en) * 2008-09-18 2010-04-02 Canon Inc Developing cartridge and image forming apparatus
US8577255B2 (en) * 2008-10-31 2013-11-05 Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Image forming apparatus
JP5556291B2 (en) * 2010-03-24 2014-07-23 ブラザー工業株式会社 Developer cartridge
JP5793966B2 (en) * 2011-05-30 2015-10-14 ブラザー工業株式会社 Image forming apparatus and process unit
JP5312638B2 (en) * 2011-06-17 2013-10-09 キヤノン株式会社 Process cartridge, electrophotographic image forming apparatus, and process cartridge assembling method
JP5884343B2 (en) 2011-08-31 2016-03-15 ブラザー工業株式会社 Process cartridge and developer cartridge
WO2014141447A1 (en) * 2013-03-14 2014-09-18 ブラザー工業株式会社 Developing cartridge
JP6950147B2 (en) * 2016-03-15 2021-10-13 ブラザー工業株式会社 Process cartridge
JP6693270B2 (en) * 2016-05-20 2020-05-13 ブラザー工業株式会社 Developer cartridge
CN107942633A (en) * 2017-11-01 2018-04-20 珠海市拓佳科技有限公司 A kind of Delevoping cartridge

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20180095416A1 (en) * 2016-09-30 2018-04-05 Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Developing cartridge having contact surface

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WO2020196256A1 (en) 2020-10-01
EP3735615A1 (en) 2020-11-11
CN113614651A (en) 2021-11-05
EP3735615B1 (en) 2022-11-23

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