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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 20, 1994
Masanari Shirai, Chigasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sealing device for use in a process cartridge including a cartridge frame, an image bearing member mounted in the cartridge frame, and process equipment, mounted in the cartridge frame, operative on the image bearing member, to prevent toner from leaking out of said cartridge frame. The sealing device includes a holder having an attachment position for detachably attaching the holder to the cartridge frame, a first sealing member, attached to the holder, capable of contacting a first position on the cartridge frame to prevent the toner from leaking out of said cartridge frame, and a second sealing member, separate from the first sealing member, attached to said holder and capable of contacting a second position on the cartridge frame, wherein the first position and the second position are different.