Patent ID: 9612553
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: G03G

Claim:
1. A cartridge comprising: a housing configured to accommodate developer therein; an agitator positioned in the housing and rotatable relative to the housing about an axis defining an axial direction; a first rotary member having a detected portion and a first abutment portion and rotatable relative to the housing; and a second rotary member rotatable relative to the housing and having a second abutment portion abuttable on the first abutment portion, the second rotary member being configured to transmit a driving force to the first rotary member, the first rotary member being configured to move from a first position spaced apart from the second rotary member to a second position contacting the second rotary member to receive the driving force from the second rotary member, the agitator comprising: the second rotary member being configured such that while the agitation blade is spaced apart from the housing, the second abutment portion contacts the first abutment portion in accordance with rotation of the second rotary member to move the first rotary member from the first position to the second position, thereby transmitting the driving force from the second rotary member to the first rotary member.