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Cartridge and drum unit for electrophotographic image forming apparatus

US10203652B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 7, 2017
Grant dateFeb 12, 2019
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Expiry dateSep 7, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G21/1853
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A cartridge mountable to a printer, said printer including a coupling guide contactable to a coupling of the cartridge to guide the coupling member. A case of the cartridge is provided with a hole for exposing a free end portion of the coupling to an outside of the cartridge, and a retracted portion provided in downstream of the hole with respect to the mounting direction of the cartridge. When the cartridge is mounted to a main assembly of the printer, the coupling guide enters the retracted portion from which the coupling member has retracted.

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