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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2007
Filed:
May. 26, 2005
Applicants:
Masatomo Tsuzuki, Odawara, JP;
Kanji Yokomori, Odawara, JP;
Susumu Nittani, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process cartridge and an image forming apparatus which can stably keep a developing separated state for a long period by a compact construction, and in which when a separating member has been mounted on the process cartridge, the separating member is supported in a center impeller fashion by one frame, and the other frame is supported by a portion therebetween to thereby keep the developing separated state.