| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To effectively prevent defective contact between contact parts, the damage of the contact parts, etc. in a toner cartridge constituted of mounting a storage element and contact parts connected to the storage element on the toner cartridge and brought into contact with a developing unit or an image forming apparatus on the contact part so as to be electrically connected to the unit or the apparatus. <P>SOLUTION: The toner cartridge attachable/detachable to/from a developing device is provided with a storage element, a terminal part connected to the storage element, a first end part on which the terminal part is formed, a second end part to be engaged with the developing device so as countered to the first edge, and an engagement part arranged on the first end part side. When the toner cartridge is attached to the developing device, the engagement part is energized in a direction that the first end part is pressed to the developing device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT |
