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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2016
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cartridge detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus including a main assembly and a detachably supported supporting member movable between a first position where the cartridge is provided at an image formable position, and a second position retracted from the first position. The cartridge includes a supported portion for being supported by contacting with a supporting portion provided in the supporting member when the supporting member is in the second position, and a suppressed portion for suppressing rotation of the cartridge about the supported portion by engaging with a suppressing portion in the supporting member when the supporting member is in the second position. When the supporting member is at the first position, the supported portion is spaced from the supporting portion and the suppressed portion is spaced from the suppressing portion.