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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2007
Nobuharu Hoshi, Numazu, JP;
Toshiyuki Karakama, Susono, JP;
Nobuharu Hoshi, Numazu, JP;
Toshiyuki Karakama, Susono, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cartridge detachably mountable to an electrophotographic image forming apparatus main body for forming an image on a recording medium. The apparatus main body includes: a main body guide; a restraining unit movable with respect to the main body guide; and a main body abutting portion. The cartridge includes: a frame; a guided portion protruding from the frame so as to be guided by the main body guide, and abutting on the restraining unit as the cartridge is being mounted in the apparatus main body to be restrained from moving to the downstream side in a mounting direction; and a moving member movable with respect to the frame to abut on the main body abutting portion to be moved to act on the restraining unit to move the restraining unit to an allowable position in which the guided portion is allowed to move to the downstream side.