Canon U.S.A., Inc. IP Division
Process cartridge having a link member, electrophotographic image forming apparatus having a link member, and assembly method of process cartridge having a link member
A process cartridge configured to be removably mounted on an apparatus body of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive unit including a photosensitive drum; a developing unit including a developing roller configured to develop an electrostatic latent image formed on the photosensitive drum, and configured to be rotatably coupled with the photosensitive unit around only a single center of rotation at one end side of the process cartridge in an axial direction of the photosensitive drum; and a link member provided at the other end side of the process cartridge in the axial direction, and configured to be rotatably coupled with the photosensitive unit and the developing unit and promote relative movement between the developing roller and the photosensitive drum.
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
G
G03G
inventional
Tomonori
Mori