发明名称 DEVELOPER CARTRIDGE PROVIDED WITH GEAR HAVING ENGAGEMENT PORTIONS
摘要 A developer cartridge may include: a first gear having a small-diameter gear portion and a large-diameter gear portion; and a second gear including: a first columnar portion centered on a second axis; a second columnar portion having a smaller diameter than the first columnar portion; a first engagement portion extending along a portion of a peripheral surface of the first columnar portion and engageable with the small-diameter gear portion; a second engagement portion extending along a portion of a peripheral surface of the second columnar portion and positioned closer to a housing than the first engagement portion in an axial direction and engageable with the large-diameter gear portion; and a protruding portion protruding in the axial direction and rotatable together with the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion. The second engagement portion may engage the large-diameter gear portion after the first engagement portion engages the small-diameter gear portion.
申请公布号 US2017123346(A1) 申请公布日期 2017.05.04
申请号 US201715407857 申请日期 2017.01.17
申请人 BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 发明人 SHIMIZU Keita;SHIMIZU Takashi;NISHIYAMA Hideshi;KAMIMURA Naoya;WATANABE Tomonori
分类号 G03G15/08;G03G21/16 主分类号 G03G15/08
代理机构 代理人
主权项 1. A developer cartridge comprising: a housing configured to accommodate developer therein; a first gear rotatable about a first axis extending in an axial direction, the first gear comprising: a small-diameter gear portion; anda large-diameter gear portion having a diameter larger than a diameter of the small-diameter gear portion; and a second gear rotatable about a second axis extending in the axial direction, the second gear comprising: a first columnar portion extending in the axial direction and centered on the second axis;a second columnar portion extending in the axial direction and centered on the second axis, the second columnar portion having a diameter smaller than a diameter of the first columnar portion;a first engagement portion extending along a portion of a peripheral surface of the first columnar portion, the first engagement portion being engageable with the small-diameter gear portion;a second engagement portion extending along a portion of a peripheral surface of the second columnar portion, the second engagement portion being positioned closer to the housing than the first engagement portion to the housing in the axial direction, the second engagement portion being engageable with the large-diameter gear portion; anda protruding portion protruding in the axial direction, the protruding portion being rotatable together with the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion, the second engagement portion being configured to engage the large-diameter gear portion after the first engagement portion is engaged with the small-diameter gear portion.
地址 Nagoya-shi JP