CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Organization Name

canon kabushiki kaisha

Inventor(s)

TOSHIKI Fujino of Kanagawa JP

TACHIO Kawai of Tokyo JP

TERUHIKO Sasaki of Shizuoka JP

AKINOBU Hirayama of Shizuoka JP

DAISUKE Abe of Shizuoka 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

CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250103000 titled 'CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Original Abstract Submitted

[solution] a cartridge includes a first unit, a second unit, a holding portion and a contact force receiving portion. the contact force receiving portion is capable of taking a stand-by position, a first operating position and a second operating position. the holding portion is moved from the first position to the second position, by the contact force receiving portion receiving the contact force and moving to the second operating position in the predetermined direction, in a state in which the second unit is in the separated position, the holding portion is in the first position, and the contact force receiving portion is in the first operating position.