Patent ID: 11947306
Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A developing cartridge comprising:
a housing configured to accommodate a developing agent;
a developing roller including a developing-roller shaft extending in a first direction;
an electrode positioned at one end portion of the housing in the first direction, the electrode being electrically connected to the developing-roller shaft, the electrode being made of an electrically conductive resin; and
a first collar covering one end portion of the developing-roller shaft in the first direction, the first collar being made of an electrically non-conductive resin,
wherein the first collar comprises:
a first arm extending in the first direction;
a first pawl configured to engage with the electrode, the first pawl protruding from the first arm in a direction away from the developing-roller shaft, and

wherein the first pawl is movable between:
a first position at which the first pawl is in engagement with the electrode; and
a second position at which the first pawl is separated from the electrode.