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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2016
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/16 (2006.01); G03G 21/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/1842 (2013.01); G03G 21/185 (2013.01); G03G 21/1846 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rotational axis line of the image bearing member is parallel to a pivotal axis line of the handle. When the handle is grasped, the process cartridge body in a non-used state is inclined so that the image bearing member is positioned upward relative to a horizontal surface, and the process cartridge body from which developer has been consumed is inclined so that the image bearing member is positioned downward relative to the horizontal surface.