摘要:
A developing apparatus having a developer containing portion including an opening portion for supplying a developer to a developer bearing member, a sheet member for unsealably sealing the opening portion, and a partition wall for partitioning a space of a developer containing portion into a first space and a second space more remote from the developer bearing member than the first space. The partition wall has an angle of 30 degrees or less with respect to a surface on which the sheet member is supported, and has an angle of 40 degrees or more with respect to a horizontal plane when the developing apparatus is attached to a main body of an image forming apparatus. A first carrying and a second carrying member are disposed in the first space and the second space respectively to carry the developer to the opening portion. Before the sheet member is unsealed, the second carrying member is stopped so that a tip end portion of the second carrying member in a rotation radius direction thereof comes close to a tip end portion of the partition wall, and the first carrying member is stopped so that a rotation phase deviates from a stop position of the second carrying member on an upstream side of the rotating direction by an angle of 75 degrees and 105 degrees.
摘要:
A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus includes an electrophotographic photosensitive member; a process cartridge actable on the photosensitive member; a cartridge frame; a first projection for positioning the process cartridge relative to the main assembly when the process cartridge is mounted to the main assembly, the first projection being outwardly projected from a first frame of the cartridge frame adjacent an axial end of the photosensitive member; a second projection for positioning the process cartridge relative to the main assembly when the process cartridge is mounted to the main assembly, the second projection being outwardly projected from a second frame of the cartridge frame adjacent another axial end of the photosensitive member; a confining contact portion, in the cartridge frame, for contacting a first fixed portion of the main assembly and cooperating with the first projection and second projection to correctly position the process cartridge relative to the main assembly, when the process cartridge is mounted to the main assembly; and a releasing contact portion, in the cartridge frame, for contacting a second fixed portion of the main assembly to provide a pivot of rotation of the process cartridge, when the process cartridge is demounted from the main assembly.
摘要:
A developing cartridge for developing a latent image formed on the photosensitive member, which is detachably mountable 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 a latent image formed on the photosensitive member by the developing member; a driving force receiving portion for receiving, from the main assembly, driving force for rotating the developing member when the developing cartridge is mounted to the main assembly, the driving force receiving portion being provided at a leading side of the developing cartridge when the developing cartridge is mounted to the main assembly in a longitudinal direction of the developing member; an exposed developing bias contact, provided at the leading side, for receiving from the main assembly a developing bias to be supplied to the developing member when the developing cartridge is mounted to the main assembly; wherein the driving force receiving portion is disposed inside the developing bias contact in the longitudinal direction of the developing member.
摘要:
In order to prevent the eccentricity of a rotary shaft for rotatably supporting an image bearing member used with an image forming apparatus when the image bearing member is rotated, a projection is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the rotary shaft fitted into a fitting hole formed in a casing for securing the rotary shaft.
摘要:
In order to prevent the eccentricity of a rotary shaft for rotatably supporting an image bearing member used with an image forming apparatus when the image bearing member is rotated, a projection is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the rotary shaft fitted into a fitting hole formed in a casing for securing the rotary shaft.