Packing material, transportation method using packing material, component of image forming apparatus, and process cartridge
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKENICHI WATAJI
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Abstract
Disclosed is a packing material, the packing material including a first prismatic portion including a first surface and a second surface that face each other in a first direction, and a first side surface portion folded from the first surface toward the second surface along a fold line. The first side surface portion includes at least a first portion. A first length along a surface of the first side surface portion from the fold line to a tip of the first portion is longer than a spacing between the first surface and the second surface in the first direction.
Claims20
A packing material configured to pack a component of an image forming apparatus, the packing material comprising:
- a first prismatic portion including a first surface and a second surface that face each other in a first direction;
- and
- a first side surface portion folded from the first surface toward the second surface along a first fold line,
- wherein the first side surface portion includes a first portion, and
- wherein a first length along a surface of the first side surface portion from the first fold line to a tip of the first portion is longer than a spacing between the first surface and the second surface in the first direction.
A component of an image forming apparatus configured to form an image on a recording material,
- wherein the component is packed by a packing material,
- wherein the packing material including a first prismatic portion including a first surface and a second surface that face each other in a first direction and a first side surface portion folded from the first surface toward the second surface along a first fold line,
- wherein the first side surface portion includes a first portion, and
- wherein a first length along a surface of the first side surface portion from the first fold line to a tip of the first portion is longer than a spacing between the first surface and the second surface in the first direction.
A process cartridge configured to be attached to an image forming apparatus,
- wherein the process cartridge is packed by a packing material,
- wherein the packing material including a first prismatic portion including a first surface and a second surface that face each other in a first direction and a first side surface portion folded from the first surface toward the second surface along a first fold line,
- wherein the first side surface portion includes a first portion, and
- wherein a first length along a surface of the first side surface portion from the first fold line to a tip of the first portion is longer than a spacing between the first surface and the second surface in the first direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.