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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 02, 1998
Shinji Goto, Yokohama, JP;
Jun Saito, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroyuki Ishii, Yokohama, JP;
Masao Ando, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshiaki Watanabe, Yokohama, JP;
Yuzo Isoda, Yokohama, JP;
Masahide Tanoue, Yokohama, JP;
Ryukichi Inoue, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus usable with a process cartridge comprising an image bearing member and a process device actable on the image bearing member includes guide device, contactable with the process cartridge, for guiding in the loading direction the process cartridge to be loaded into a main assembly of the apparatus; a positioning device for positioning the process cartridge, which is in the disengaged state from the guide device, into the loading location; and a pressing device for pressing the process device onto the positioning device.