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- Patent Title: Process cartridge having cartridge positioning portion and image forming apparatus mounting said process cartridge
- Patent Title (中): 具有盒定位部分的处理盒和安装所述处理盒的图像形成装置
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Application No.: US12396878Application Date: 2009-03-03
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Publication No.: US07792460B2Publication Date: 2010-09-07
- Inventor: Koji Yamaguchi , Henrique Massanori Oka
- Applicant: Koji Yamaguchi , Henrique Massanori Oka
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
- Priority: JP2004-044501 20040220; JP2005-031850 20050208
- Main IPC: G03G21/16
- IPC: G03G21/16

Abstract:
A process cartridge is detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. The cartridge includes an electrophotographic photosensitive drum, a process device actable on the drum, a cartridge positioning portion for engaging a main assembly positioning portion to position the cartridge with respect to a direction crossing the direction of the axis of the drum when the cartridge is mounted to the main assembly in a direction parallel with the axis of the photosensitive drum, and a movable member movable between a first position contacting the main assembly in the process of mounting of the cartridge to the main assembly, and a second position contacting a main assembly urging member and receiving a force in the crossing direction to contact the cartridge positioning portion to the main assembly positioning portion to position the cartridge in the crossing direction, when the cartridge is mounted to the main assembly.
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