CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Organization Name

CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor(s)

ISAO Koishi of Kanagawa (JP)

SHINJIRO Toba of Kanagawa (JP)

TAKEO Kawanami of Kanagawa (JP)

SHINICHI Nishida of Kanagawa (JP)

YUICHI Fukui of Kanagawa (JP)

YASUYUKI Egami of Tokyo (JP)

TOSHIKI Fujino of Kanagawa (JP)

AKINOBU Hirayama of Shizuoka (JP)

TERUHIKO Sasaki of Shizuoka (JP)

TACHIO Kawai of Tokyo (JP)

DAISUKE Abe of Shizuoka (JP)

CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18895625 titled 'CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Original Abstract Submitted

A cartridge includes a first unit including a photosensitive member and a first frame; a second unit including a developing member and a second frame; a holding portion movable between a first position for holding the second unit at the separated position and a second position for holding the second unit at the developing position; a movable member; and an urging portion. the movable member is movable to a contact force receiving position, a separating force receiving position separating force receiving portion, a first retracted position, and a second retracted position. The urging portion urges the movable member placed at the first retracted position in a direction of moving the movable member toward the contact force receiving position, and urges the movable member placed at the second retracted position in a direction of moving the movable member toward the separating force receiving position.