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US 2002/0118980 A1Published application
Retractable shield for photosensitive member
AssigneeGCC Management Limited
InventorDavid Keith Dycher
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Abstract
A process unit for use in an electrophotographic image forming apparatus comprises a carrying handle, a photosensitive member, a process means and a moveable cover connected to the process unit and shielding an area of the periphery of the photosensitive member. The cover is designed to retract from its shielding position for the process unit and is installed into the body of the image forming apparatus. Retraction of the cover is preferably caused by the action of grasping the handle.
Claims5
A process unit for use in an electrophotographic image forming apparatus comprising:
- a carrying handle;
- a photosensitive member;
- process means;
- a movable cover connected to the process unit and shielding an area of the periphery of the photosensitive member;
- arranged such that the cover is designed to retract from its shielding position before the process unit is installed into the body of the image forming apparatus
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.