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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2004
Makoto Ishii, Nagoya, JP;
Takami Takeuchi, Nagoya, JP;
Kazumasa Makino, Shenzhen, CN;
Hirotaka Mori, Ichinomiya, JP;
Makoto Ishii, Nagoya, JP;
Takami Takeuchi, Nagoya, JP;
Kazumasa Makino, Shenzhen, CN;
Hirotaka Mori, Ichinomiya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A lever is provided in a photosensitive member frame of a photosensitive member cartridge that accommodates a developing cartridge in a cartridge accommodating portion. The lever is engaged with an engaging shaft of the developing cartridge, and is movable between a contact position and a separation position. When the lever is in the contact position, a developing roller and a photosensitive drum make contact with each other, and when the lever is in the separation position, the developing roller and the photosensitive drum are separated.