Patent ID: 9605734
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: F16H,G03G,Y10T

Claim:
1. A cartridge comprising: a housing configured to accommodate developer therein and having a first wall and a second wall opposing each other in a first direction defined as a direction from the second wall toward the first wall; a drive-transmission member configured to rotate about a first axis parallel to the first direction for transmitting a drive force; and a detected body configured to rotate about a second axis parallel to the first axis upon receipt of the drive force from the drive-transmission member to move the detected body irreversibly from a first position to a second position, the detected body being configured to move first in the first direction and then in a second direction opposite to the first direction relative to the first wall while moving from the first position to the second position upon receipt of the drive force from the drive-transmission member, the detected body comprising: wherein the drive-transmission member comprises: wherein the first engaging portion defines a moving path while the drive-transmission member rotates, and wherein the receiving portion is formed with a cutout portion positioned to overlap with the moving path of the first engaging portion as viewed in the first direction when the detected body is at the first position, the cutout portion of the detected body at the first position being configured to allow the first engaging portion to pass through the cutout portion.