Canon kabushiki kaisha (20240411266). PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

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PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Organization Name

canon kabushiki kaisha

Inventor(s)

Noriyuki Komatsu of Numazu-shi (JP)

Masaki Ojima of Mishima-shi (JP)

Tomonori Mori of Numazu-shi (JP)

Daisuke Abe of Suntou-gun (JP)

Tadayuki Tsuda of Susono-shi (JP)

PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240411266 titled 'PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS



Original Abstract Submitted

a process cartridge includes a first unit including an image bearing member configured to carry an electrostatic latent image, and a second unit including a developer bearing member configured to develop the electrostatic latent image carried on the image bearing member into a toner image, the second unit being capable of being mounted on the first unit in a mounting direction. the first unit includes a moving member that moves the second unit mounted on the first unit at a mounting position to a detachment position. the second unit includes a storage unit that stores information about the second unit. the moving member is disposed on a first side of the process cartridge in a longitudinal direction of the image bearing member. an electrode of the storage unit is disposed on a second side of the process cartridge in the longitudinal direction.