EP1293848A3 - Bilderzeugungsvorrichtung und in ihr zu verwendende Arbeitseinheit - Google Patents

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EP1293848A3
EP1293848A3 EP02020654A EP02020654A EP1293848A3 EP 1293848 A3 EP1293848 A3 EP 1293848A3 EP 02020654 A EP02020654 A EP 02020654A EP 02020654 A EP02020654 A EP 02020654A EP 1293848 A3 EP1293848 A3 EP 1293848A3
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Yasushi c/o Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Okabe
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  • Dry Development In Electrophotography (AREA)
EP02020654.6A 2001-09-13 2002-09-13 Bilderzeugungsvorrichtung Expired - Lifetime EP1293848B1 (de)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP2001277604A JP2003084647A (ja) 2001-09-13 2001-09-13 画像形成装置及び現像ユニット
JP2001277605A JP2003084645A (ja) 2001-09-13 2001-09-13 画像形成装置及び感光体ユニット
JP2001277604 2001-09-13
JP2001277606A JP2003084648A (ja) 2001-09-13 2001-09-13 画像形成装置及び感光体ユニット
JP2001277606 2001-09-13
JP2001277605 2001-09-13

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EP1293848A2 EP1293848A2 (de) 2003-03-19
EP1293848A3 true EP1293848A3 (de) 2012-10-10
EP1293848B1 EP1293848B1 (de) 2019-11-06

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CN2627544Y (zh) * 2001-09-13 2004-07-21 兄弟工业株式会社 成像装置及其所用的处理单元
JP4247678B2 (ja) 2004-05-26 2009-04-02 ブラザー工業株式会社 プロセスカートリッジおよび画像形成装置
EP1640820B1 (de) * 2004-08-06 2011-12-14 Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Entwicklungsbehälter mit einem vorstehenden Teil aussen am Gehäuse
JP2007114718A (ja) * 2005-09-26 2007-05-10 Brother Ind Ltd 画像形成装置、プロセスカートリッジ、及び現像カートリッジ
JP4240326B2 (ja) * 2005-12-27 2009-03-18 ブラザー工業株式会社 画像形成装置および現像カートリッジ
CN1991623B (zh) * 2005-12-27 2010-06-23 兄弟工业株式会社 图像形成装置及显影盒
JP4821884B2 (ja) * 2009-05-29 2011-11-24 ブラザー工業株式会社 画像形成装置の構成ユニットおよび現像ユニット
JP5707883B2 (ja) 2010-11-12 2015-04-30 ブラザー工業株式会社 プロセスユニット
JP5884343B2 (ja) * 2011-08-31 2016-03-15 ブラザー工業株式会社 プロセスカートリッジおよび現像カートリッジ
JP6759605B2 (ja) * 2016-02-02 2020-09-23 ブラザー工業株式会社 画像形成装置
CN107885069B (zh) * 2016-09-30 2022-02-15 纳思达股份有限公司 图像形成装置以及处理盒

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US5353100A (en) * 1992-05-27 1994-10-04 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Image apparatus with removable process kit rotatable about a photoreceptor shaft
EP0708387A2 (de) * 1994-10-17 1996-04-24 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Tonerbehälter, Montageverfahren des Tonerbehälters, Arbeitseinheit und elektrophotographisches Bilderzeugungsgerät
EP1031894A1 (de) * 1999-02-26 2000-08-30 Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Kartusche für ein photosensitives Bestandteil

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JP4737349B2 (ja) * 1999-02-26 2011-07-27 ブラザー工業株式会社 画像形成装置
JP2000267549A (ja) * 1999-03-19 2000-09-29 Brother Ind Ltd 感光体カートリッジ及び画像形成装置
JP2000250310A (ja) * 1999-02-26 2000-09-14 Brother Ind Ltd 画像形成装置、感光体カートリッジ及び現像カートリッジ
CN2627544Y (zh) * 2001-09-13 2004-07-21 兄弟工业株式会社 成像装置及其所用的处理单元

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US5353100A (en) * 1992-05-27 1994-10-04 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Image apparatus with removable process kit rotatable about a photoreceptor shaft
EP0708387A2 (de) * 1994-10-17 1996-04-24 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Tonerbehälter, Montageverfahren des Tonerbehälters, Arbeitseinheit und elektrophotographisches Bilderzeugungsgerät
EP1031894A1 (de) * 1999-02-26 2000-08-30 Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Kartusche für ein photosensitives Bestandteil

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EP1293848B1 (de) 2019-11-06

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