Process cartridge and disassembling method of the process cartridge
US8577252B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 30, 2010 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/1825
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus includes an image-bearing member on which an electrostatic image is to be formed; a first frame; a bearing member, detachably mountable to the first frame, for rotatably supporting the image-bearing member; a first hole provided in the bearing member; a first wall, provided on the first frame, in which a second hole is provided; a second frame for rotatably supporting a developer carrying member on which a developer for developing the electrostatic image is to be carried; a second wall, provided on the second frame, in which a third hole is provided; and a connecting member including a shaft portion penetrating through the first hole, the second hole and the third hole and tightly engaging in the second hole, and including a flange portion, provided at an end portion of the shaft portion, for preventing the bearing member from being detached from the first frame.
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