摘要:
The present invention relates to a cleaning roller, with a drive-side shaft inserted in a hole in a container and a non-driven side shaft with a bearing attached thereto, is mounted by engaging the bearing in a recess in the container from a front face. A seal member is attached to and compressed by a drive-side bearing. An end seal is placed on a non-drive side for covering a joint between the bearing and the container. The cleaning roller is coupling driven directly by a body. Behind the cleaning roller provided is a conveying member for conveying a waste toner.
摘要:
A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, includes an electrophotographic photosensitive drum; a developing member; a cartridge frame including a developer accommodating portion; a first light guide disposed adjacent one end of the cartridge frame with respect to the direction of an axis of the drum and adjacent a leading end with respect to a mounting direction in which the process cartridge is mounted to a main assembly, including a light entrance portion which is opposed to the emitting portion to receive the detecting light when the process cartridge is mounted to the main assembly, and being effective to guide the detecting light so as to cross a developer accommodating space; a second light guide disposed adjacent the one end of the cartridge frame and adjacent the leading end, including a light exit portion which is opposed to the light receiving portion when the process cartridge is mounted to the main assembly, being effective to direct the detecting light having passed through the developer accommodating space to light receiving portion; and a memory member adapted to communicate with the main assembly, being disposed adjacent the one end of the cartridge frame and adjacent the leading end, and including a cartridge electrical contact provided between a horizontal plane passing through the light entrance portion and a horizontal plane passing through the light exit portion.
摘要:
A process cartridge and a process cartridge assembling method, wherein a first gear (84) is provided at one longitudinal end side of a developing device (20B) and having a driving force receiving gear portion (84a) for receiving driving force through engagement with a main assembly gear, and a second gear (86) is provided inside the driving force receiving gear portion (87,88) in a longitudinal direction of the developer container (27) for transmitting the driving force received by the first gear to a developer supply roller (25b), the driving force receiving gears being supported accurately by a supporting member (83) disposed between the first gear and the second gear with respect to the longitudinal direction of the developer container. A locking hole (83e) of the supporting member elastically locks the locking portion (76k) of an end bearing member (76) at the one logitudinal end side of the developing device, so that the process cartridge can be assembled conveniently.
摘要:
A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, includes an electrophotographic photosensitive drum; a developing member for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on the drum; a cartridge frame including a developer accommodating portion for accommodating a developer to be used by the developing member to develop t electrostatic latent image; a first light guide disposed at such a position as is adjacent one end of the cartridge frame with respect to direction of an axis of the drum and as is adjacent a leading end with respect to a mounting direction in which the process cartridge is mounted to a main assembly, the first light guide including a light entrance portion which is opposed to the emitting portion to receive the detecting light when the process cartridge is mounted to the main assembly, the first light guide being effective to guide the detecting light so as to cross with a developer accommodating space in the developer accommodating container; a second light guide disposed at such a position as is adjacent the one end of the cartridge frame and as is adjacent the leading end, the second light guide including a light exit portion which is opposed to the light receiving portion when the process cartridge is mounted to the main assembly, the second light guide being effective to direct the detecting light having passed through the developer accommodating space to light receiving portion; and a memory member communicatable with the main assembly, the memory member being disposed at such a position as is adjacent the one end of the cartridge frame and as is adjacent the leading end, the memory member including a cartridge electrical contact provided between a horizontal plane passing through the light entrance portion when the process cartridge is mounted to the main assembly and a horizontal plane passing through the light exit portion when the process cartridge is mounted to the main assembly.
摘要:
A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, the process cartridge includes an electrophotographic photosensitive drum; a developing roller for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on the electrophotographic photosensitive drum with a developer;a frame for rotatably supporting the electrophotographic photosensitive drum; a supporting member, rotatably journaled in the frame, for rotatably supporting the developing roller at a position away from a center of rotation thereof; an urging member for elastically urging the frame to urge the developing roller toward the electrophotographic photosensitive drum.
摘要:
A developing cartridge for developing a latent image formed on a photosensitive member, which is detachably moutable relative to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, the developing cartridge includes a developing member for developing a latent image formed on the photosensitive member; a toner accommodating portion for accommodating toner to be used for developing the latent image formed on the photosensitive member by the developing member; a first recess for engagement with a first positioning member provided in the main assembly, the first recess being provided at a leading side end portion of the developing cartridge when it is mounted to the main assembly in a longitudinal direction of the developing member; a second recess for engagement with a second positioning member provided in the main assembly, the second recess being provided at the leading side end portion of the developing cartridge when it is mounted to the main assembly in the longitudinal direction of the developing member; a driving force receiving member, provided in the second recess, for receiving driving force for rotating the developing member from the main assembly; a third recess for engagement with a third positioning member provided in the main assembly, the third recess provided at a trailing side end portion of the developing cartridge when it is mounted to the main assembly in the longitudinal direction of the developing member, wherein the third recess is provided in a free end portion of an arm projected in a direction crossing with the longitudinal direction of the developing member.
摘要:
A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, the process cartridge includes an electrophotographic photosensitive drum; a developing roller for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on the electrophotographic photosensitive drum with a developer;a frame for rotatably supporting the electrophotographic photosensitive drum; a supporting member, rotatably journaled in the frame, for rotatably supporting the developing roller at a position away from a center of rotation thereof; an urging member for elastically urging the frame to urge the developing roller toward the electrophotographic photosensitive drum.