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 20250013192 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.