Guide means and electrophotographic image forming apparatus
US5708922A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 24, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/169
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A guide member according to the present invention is constituted by a guide portion for guiding a positioning projection provided on a process cartridge when the process cartridge is removably mounted to an image forming apparatus, a shutter guide portion for guiding a shutter projection provided on a shutter member opening/closing a transfer opening of the process cartridge when the process cartridge is removably mounted to the image forming apparatus, and a regulating portion against which the shutter projection abuts if the process cartridge is tried to be inserted into the image forming apparatus in an erroneous manner.
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