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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2022
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Goshi Ozaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryota Shibuya, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cartridge includes a photosensitive drum, a development roller, a cartridge side gear, a movable member and a restricting portion. The cartridge is constituted such that when the cartridge side gear and a drive transmission member of a main assembly of an image forming apparatus are engaged with each other, the drive transmission member and a cover covering the drive transmission member is accommodated in a space surrounded by the restricting portion, the movable member and the cartridge side gear. the space includes, in a range downstream of the restricting portion and upstream of the cartridge side gear, a region in which a distance from the axis of the photosensitive drum exceeds Ra which is a distance from the axis of the photosensitive drum to the restricting portion. The cartridge is structured to accommodate the cover in the region.