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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2017
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Isao Koishi, Yokohama, JP;
Toshiki Fujino, Tokyo, JP;
Tsutomu Sakaguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Masayuki Takeuchi, Toda, JP;
Taiji Watanabe, Yashio, JP;
Kengo Sakai, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A packing member for packing a cartridge that is detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus includes a first portion having an opening as an entrance for the cartridge, a recessed portion for accommodating the cartridge, and first and second limiting portions for limiting positions of the cartridge in directions perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the cartridge. The packing member also includes a second portion for openably covering the opening. The first and second limiting portions contact portions of the cartridge excluding a region where the electrostatic latent image is to be formed on a photosensitive drum or a developing roller.