Cartridge and drum unit for electrophotographic image forming apparatus
US11199807B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 6, 2020 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2040 |
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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