US 12,332,583 B2
Developer cartridge and image forming apparatus
Shougo Sato, Seto (JP)
Assigned to BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya (JP)
Filed by BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya (JP)
Filed on Jan. 31, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/427,966.
Application 18/427,966 is a continuation of application No. 18/050,649, filed on Oct. 28, 2022, granted, now 11,927,896.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-179840 (JP), filed on Nov. 2, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0168408 A1, May 23, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G03G 15/08 (2006.01)
CPC G03G 15/0889 (2013.01) [G03G 15/0872 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A developer cartridge, comprising:
a developing roller rotatable around a developer axis extending in a first direction;
a developer housing supporting the developing roller; and
a toner storage unit including a storage chamber capable of storing toner;
wherein the developer housing is connected to the toner storage unit such that the developer housing is movable with respect to the storage chamber in a direction intersecting the first direction, and
wherein the developer housing is moveable with respect to the storage chamber in the direction intersecting the first direction in a state in which the developer housing is located above the storage chamber.