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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2011
Jun Miyazaki, Numazu, JP;
Noriyuki Komatsu, Numazu, JP;
Jun Miyazaki, Numazu, JP;
Noriyuki Komatsu, Numazu, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cartridge detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus, the cartridge includes a photosensitive drum having a shaft provided adjacent one axial end; a frame; the frame being provided with a first bearing portion supporting a circumference of the shaft; the frame being provided with a second bearing portion supporting a circumference of the shaft, the second bearing portion being spaced from the first bearing portion with respect to the axial direction and being disposed in a side opposite from the first bearing portion with respect to a plane including an axis of the shaft at the time when the shaft is supported by the first bearing portion; a first clearance space, provided in a position opposite the first bearing portion with respect to the plane, wherein when causing the shaft to be supported by the first bearing portion, the shaft is capable of entering the first clearance space; and a second clearance space, provided in a position opposite the second bearing portion with respect to the plane, wherein when causing the shaft to be supported by the second bearing portion, the shaft is capable of entering the second clearance space.