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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hideki Kakuta, Shizuoka, JP;
Toshiaki Takeuchi, Shizuoka, JP;
Yu Akiba, Shizuoka, JP;
Shuichi Gofuku, Shizuoka, JP;
Tomofumi Kawamura, Shizuoka, JP;
Yusuke Atsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Joji Goto, Shizuoka, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cartridge includes a first unit including a photosensitive member, and a second unit including a developer bearing member and a force receiving portion, the second unit being configured to be rotatable about a first axis to move with respect to the first unit between a first position and a second position. In a state where the first unit is in a same posture as when an image forming operation is performed, the second unit is disposed at the second position by its own weight. The developer bearing member is configured to be rotatable about a second axis. When seen in the direction of the first axis, a first distance between the force receiving portion and the second axis is smaller than a second distance between the first axis and the second axis and a third distance between the first axis and the force receiving portion.