摘要:
A remanufacturing method of a process cartridge detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus includes disassembling the process cartridge into a first frame having a developer accommodating portion for accommodating a developer and a second frame having a developer carrying member for carrying the developer supplied from the developer accommodating portion toward an image bearing member, thus exposing an opening of the first frame for permitting movement of the developer from the first frame to the second frame; removing residual which is resulted from a covering member having been used for sealing the opening and which remains around the opening, wherein the covering member has a sealing portion for sealing the opening and an extension for permitting the sealing portion to be torn with a part thereof remaining around the opening to open the opening, by pulling the extension, wherein the residual is a part of the sealing portion; mounting a fresh covering member to seal the opening; then supplying the developer accommodating portion with a fresh developer; and then engaging the first and second frames together.
摘要:
A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus includes a first frame; a second frame engageable with the first frame; an image bearing member; a process device actable on the image bearing member; an elastic sealing member interposed between the first and second frames engaged with each other, with the elastic sealing member locally compressed by a projection.
摘要:
A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus includes a frame; an image bearing member; a process device actable on the image bearing member; a projection formed on the frame and extended downwardly beyond a bottom surface of the frame.
摘要:
A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus includes a frame; an image bearing member; a developing device; a toner accommodating device for accommodating toner to be supplied to said developing device; opening for supplying to said developing device the toner in said toner accommodating device; a toner seal removably mounted at said opening to close it; a gap in said frame to permit pulling of said toner seal; an elastic sealing member in contact with said toner seal to prevent leakage of the toner through the gap; wherein said toner seal is constructed such that said toner seal is out of contact with an end of said elastic sealing member upon pulling of said toner seal.
摘要:
A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electro-photographic image forming apparatus including a cartridge frame; an electro-photographic photosensitive drum; processing device actable on the electro-photographic photosensitive drum; a first projection projecting outward from one of opposite ends of the cartridge frame, coaxial with the electro-photographic photosensitive drum; a second projection projecting outward from the other of the opposite ends of the cartridge frame, coaxial with the electro-photographic photosensitive drum; wherein the first and second projections are different in size.
摘要:
A process cartridge that is detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus contains a photosensitive drum acting as an image bearing member and having opposed first and second ends. A developing roller and a charging roller are also provided in the process cartridge. A developing bias conductive member and a grounding conductive member are supplied at the first end of the drum in a direction perpendicular to a movement direction of the drum, and a charging bias conductive member for the charging roller is provided adjacent the second end of the drum.
摘要:
A photosensitive drum usable with an image forming apparatus includes a cylindrical member having a photosensitive material at its surface; and juxtaposed helical gear and spur gear at a longitudinal end of the cylindrical member.
摘要:
A process cartridge detachably mountable relative to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member; a process device actable on the image bearing member; an elastic device; a receptor for receiving a force against an elastic force of the elastic device in contact with the main assembly when the process cartridge is mounted to the main assembly of the image forming apparatus; where when the process cartridge is to be taken out of the main assembly of the image forming apparatus, the elastic device displaces the process cartridge by the elastic force of the elastic device.
摘要:
A toner refilling method is disclosed for a process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus. The process cartridge includes an electrophotographic photosensitive member, a device for developing a latent image formed on the electrophotographic photosensitive member, a toner accommodating portion for accommodating toner to be used for development by the developing device, a cleaner for removing the toner remaining on the electrophotographic photosensitive member, and a removed toner accommodating portion for accommodating the toner removed from the electrophotographic photosensitive member by the cleaner. The method includes digging a hole in the removed toner accommodating portion; discharging the toner accommodated in the removed toner accommodating portion through the hole dug in the removed toner accommodating portion by the first digging step; sealing the hole of the removed toner accommodating portion, after the discharging of the toner; digging a hole bridging over a separation member provided in the toner accommodating portion, to partition an inside of the toner accommodating portion; refilling toner into a first chamber and a second chamber formed by the separation member, through the hole dug in the toner accommodating portion by the second digging step; and sealing the hole dug by the second digging step, after the toner is refilled.
摘要:
A process cartridge is detachably attachable to the main body of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus having a laser beam applying member, a shutter for shutting off the optical path of a laser beam emitted from the laser beam applying member, a portion for moving the shutter to a retracted position retracted from a shutting-off position for shutting off the optical path, a main body frame provided upstream of the shutter with respect to the attachment direction of the process cartridge, and an opening portion provided in the main body frame. The cartridge includes an electrophotographic photosensitive drum, a process device for acting on the drum, and a cartridge abutting portion adapted, when the cartridge is to be attached to the main body of an apparatus functionally differing from the main body of the image forming apparatus, to abut against a main body frame provided on the main body of the functionally different apparatus to thereby block the attachment of the process cartridge.