Electrophotographic image forming apparatus and cartridge
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYuichi Fukui, Shinjiro Toba, Takeo Kawanami, Shinichi Nishida, Yasuyuki Egami
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AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYuichi Fukui, Shinjiro Toba, Takeo Kawanami, Shinichi Nishida, Yasuyuki Egami
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A cartridge includes a photosensitive member, a charging member capable of charging the photosensitive member, and a developing member for depositing toner onto the photosensitive member. A unit includes the developing member and is movable between a developing position in which the toner is capable of being deposited onto the photosensitive member from the developing member and a spaced position in which at least a part of the developing member is spaced from the photosensitive member. The cartridge further includes a contact force receiving portion for receiving a contact force for moving the unit to the developing position when the unit is in the spaced position. The cartridge also includes a spacing force receiving portion for receiving a spacing force for moving the unit to the spaced position when the unit is in the developing position.
A cartridge comprising:
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