Process cartridge and image forming apparatus
US9280135B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/0029
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A process cartridge for an image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive drum; a cleaning member having a blade contacted to end drum; a sheet contacted to end drum; an end seal provided at an end of a frame and contacted to the drum, end blade and end sheet; and a sealing mold, integrally molded at the end portion of end frame by injection molding, end sealing mold including a first seal provided between end cleaning member and end frame and extending in a direction crossing with the longitudinal direction, a second seal provided between the end seal and end frame and continuously molded with end first seal, and a third seal provided between end sheet and end frame and continuously molded with end second seal.
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