Invention Grant
- 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.: US12848287Application Date: 2010-08-02
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Publication No.: US08121519B2Publication Date: 2012-02-21
- 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 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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100290806A1 PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2010-11-18
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