Process cartridge and image generating apparatus
US5583618A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1861
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides a process cartridge having components which are easy to assemble and disassemble and are convenient to reuse. A process cartridge of the present invention comprises a first unit having a photosensitive drum; a second unit having a cleaning means for the photosensitive drum; and wherein the first unit and the second unit are rotatably hinged to each other by a coupling shaft projecting from the side wall of the first unit and a coupling hole perforating the side wall of the second unit. The second unit is fixed at a position where the hinged rotation of the second unit in a predetermined direction with respect to the first unit is stopped.
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