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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Kazushi Watanabe, Yokohama, JP;
Tadayuki Tsuda, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroyuki Shirai, Tokyo, JP;
Teruo Komatsu, Yokohama, JP;
Ikuo Ikemori, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A process cartridge detachably mountable within an image forming system, includes an image bearing member, a process device for processing the image bearing member, a housing for supporting the image bearing member and the process device, and a cover shiftable between a protecting position where the image bearing member is protected and a retard position where the cover is retarded from the protecting position. The cover is spaced apart between 20-50 mm from the housing at least in the retard position. An image forming system includes mounting equipment for mounting such a process cartridge, an airflow generator for generating an airflow passing through between the housing and the cover, a transfer mechanism for transferring a developed image formed on the image bearing member onto a recording medium, and a conveying mechanism for conveying the recording medium.