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US08121519B2 Process cartridge having cartridge positioning portion and image forming apparatus mounting said process cartridge 有权
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

Process cartridge having cartridge positioning portion and image forming apparatus mounting said process cartridge
Abstract:
A process cartridge is provided detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. The process cartridge includes an electrophotographic photosensitive drum and a process device actable on the drum. The process cartridge also includes 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. Further, a movable member is provided 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.
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