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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2001
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
In order to provide a process cartridge which has a simple mechanism and can be easily positioned with respect to an apparatus body and securely mounted on the apparatus body even in a half-locked state or a half-inserted condition, the process cartridge includes a unit a positioning member a holding member and a restricting and releasing mechanism The unit includes an element used for an image forming process. The positioning member has a positioning member which engages with an engagement portion formed on the image forming apparatus to position the process cartridge at a predetermined mount position in the image forming apparatus. The holding member holds the unit to allow displacement of the unit relative to the positioning member The restricting and releasing mechanism is arranged to restrict or release the displacement of the unit relative to the positioning member