Process cartridge having positioning members and image forming a

Details Process cartridge having positioning members and image forming a Process cartridge having positioning members and image forming a

1997-12-11

1999-08-10

Royer, William J.

Electrophotography

Having particular structure

Modular or displaceable

399113, G03G 2118

Patent

active

059372400

ABSTRACT:
A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus includes an electrophotographic photosensitive member; a process device actable on the photosensitive member; a first projection for positioning the process cartridge relative to the main assembly when the process cartridge is mounted to the main assembly, the first projection being outwardly projected from a first frame adjacent an axial end of the photosensitive member; a second projection for functioning as a pivot when the process cartridge is removed from the main assembly, the second projection being outwardly projected from a first frame; a third projection for positioning the process cartridge relative to the main assembly when the process cartridge is mounted to the main assembly, the third projection being outwardly projected from a second frame adjacent another axial end of the photosensitive member; a fourth projection for functioning as a pivot when the process cartridge is removed from the main assembly, the fourth projection being outwardly projected from the second frame.

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