Detachable process cartridge for image forming apparatus
AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsNaotaka Funayama, Jun Yamaguchi, Yoshiaki Sanada, Tsutomu Nagata, Takahiko Kimura
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Abstract
A process cartridge includes a toner unit including a toner containing space and a toner supply space. A development unit including rollers. There is a holding frame having a fixture section for the development unit and an accepting section for the toner unit. The process cartridge is constructed arrangement in which the toner is fixed in a predetermined position in the accepting section of the holding frame or which the toner unit is detachably installed in a predetermined position in the accepting section of the holding frame.
Claims17
A process cartridge for use in image forming apparatuses comprising:
- a toner unit including a toner containing space and a toner supply space;
- a development unit including rollers;
- and
- a holding frame including a fixture section for said development unit and an accepting section for said toner unit, wherein
- said process cartridge is constructed selectively in a first arrangement in which said toner unit is fixed in a predetermined position in the accepting section of said holding frame or in a second arrangement in which said toner unit is detachably installed in said predetermined position.
A process cartridge for use in image forming apparatuses comprising:
- a toner unit including a toner containing space and a toner supply space;
- and
- a development unit including rollers, wherein
- said process cartridge is constructed selectively in a main arrangement in which said toner unit and said development unit are fixed at a coupling section or in a sub-arrangement in which said toner unit and said development unit are detachably attached in a sliding manner into said coupling section.
A process cartridge for use in image forming apparatuses comprising:
- a toner unit including a toner containing space and a toner supply space;
- and
- a development unit including rollers, wherein
- said process cartridge is constructed selectively in a main arrangement in which said toner unit and said development unit are fixed or in a sub-arrangement in which said toner unit and said development unit are detachably attached,
- wherein said toner unit further comprises a waste toner storing space for storing toner collected as non-transfer toner.
A process cartridge for use in image forming apparatuses comprising:
- a toner unit including a toner containing space and a toner supply space;
- and
- a development unit including rollers;
- and
- the toner unit and the development unit being in direct physical contact to a holding frame and are detachable with respect to the holding frame.
A process cartridge for use in image forming apparatuses comprising:
- a toner unit including a toner containing space,
- a developing unit including rollers, wherein the toner unit and the developing unit are detachable;
- and
- the toner unit further comprises a waste toner storing space for storing toner collected as non-transfer toner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.