Movement limiting apparatus for image forming apparatus process cartridge
US9342047B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 7, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/1821
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus having a main assembly electric contact includes: a contact member for receiving pressure by the main assembly electric contact, wherein the contact member has a first surface as a contact portion for receiving the pressure by the main assembly electric contact and has a second surface bent from the first surface toward a side opposite from a side where the main assembly electric contact is provided; a holding member for holding the contact member; a portion to be limited provided at an end of the second surface; and a limiting portion, provided on the holding member, for limiting movement of the portion to be limited.
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