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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2004
Hiroshi Hosokawa, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Tetsuroh Miura, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichi Kawahara, Tokyo, JP;
Takaaki Tawada, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Yoshiyuki Kimura, Tokyo, JP;
Hideki Zemba, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Hiroshi Hosokawa, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Tetsuroh Miura, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichi Kawahara, Tokyo, JP;
Takaaki Tawada, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Yoshiyuki Kimura, Tokyo, JP;
Hideki Zemba, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A process cartridge detachably attached to an image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, at least one image forming process device, a case that integrally accommodates the image carrier and the at least one image forming process device, and a first non-slip holding portion provided on a partial surface of the case. The process cartridge is configured to move in a direction substantially parallel to a longitudinal direction of the image carrier. When the process cartridge is attached to and detached from the image forming apparatus, an operator of the image forming apparatus holds the process cartridge by grasping the first non-slip holding portion and a rear surface of a part of the case located on a side opposite from the first non-slip holding portion.