Cartridge and image forming apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKENJI MATSUDA
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AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKENJI MATSUDA
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A cartridge includes (i) a photoconductor-drum unit including a photoconductor drum configured to rotate about a first rotation axis, a charging wire configured to charge a surface of the photoconductor drum, and a cleaning member configured to clean the surface of the photoconductor drum, the photoconductor-drum unit having an end face on one-end side in a direction of the first rotation axis, the end face being provided with a wire electrode electrically connected to the charging wire, and a cleaning electrode electrically connected to the cleaning member; and (ii) a development unit detachably attached to the photoconductor-drum unit and including a developing roller configured to rotate about a second rotation axis. When viewed in the direction, the wire electrode and the cleaning electrode are located on opposite sides with respect to a virtual straight line passing through the first rotation axis and the second rotation axis.
A cartridge comprising:
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