EP0487039A3 - Image formation cartridge - Google Patents

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EP0487039A3
EP0487039A3 EP19910119745 EP91119745A EP0487039A3 EP 0487039 A3 EP0487039 A3 EP 0487039A3 EP 19910119745 EP19910119745 EP 19910119745 EP 91119745 A EP91119745 A EP 91119745A EP 0487039 A3 EP0487039 A3 EP 0487039A3
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image formation
formation cartridge
cartridge
image
formation
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Hirofumi Hasegawa
Yoshiyasu Hayakawa
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Minolta Co Ltd
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Minolta Co Ltd
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    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
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    • G03G21/00—Arrangements not provided for by groups G03G13/00 - G03G19/00, e.g. cleaning, elimination of residual charge
    • G03G21/16—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements
    • G03G21/18—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements using a processing cartridge, whereby the process cartridge comprises at least two image processing means in a single unit
    • G03G21/1839—Means for handling the process cartridge in the apparatus body
    • G03G21/1842—Means for handling the process cartridge in the apparatus body for guiding and mounting the process cartridge, positioning, alignment, locks
    • G03G21/1853—Means for handling the process cartridge in the apparatus body for guiding and mounting the process cartridge, positioning, alignment, locks the process cartridge being mounted perpendicular to the axis of the photosensitive member
    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G03G21/1604—Arrangement or disposition of the entire apparatus
    • G03G21/1623—Means to access the interior of the apparatus
    • G03G21/1628—Clamshell type
    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G03G21/1661—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements means for handling parts of the apparatus in the apparatus
    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G03G2221/1636—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements and complete machine concepts for the exposure unit
    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G03G2221/00—Processes not provided for by group G03G2215/00, e.g. cleaning or residual charge elimination
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    • G03G2221/1651—Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements and complete machine concepts for connecting the different parts
    • G03G2221/1654—Locks and means for positioning or alignment
    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G03G2221/1672—Paper handling
    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G03G2221/18—Cartridge systems
    • G03G2221/1807—Transport of supply parts, e.g. process cartridges
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
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    • G03G2221/183—Process cartridge
    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G2221/00—Processes not provided for by group G03G2215/00, e.g. cleaning or residual charge elimination
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    • G03G2221/18—Cartridge systems
    • G03G2221/183—Process cartridge
    • G03G2221/1846—Process cartridge using a handle for carrying or pulling out of the main machine

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EP19910119745 1990-11-23 1991-11-19 Image formation cartridge Expired - Lifetime EP0487039B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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JP319601/90 1990-11-23
JP2319601A JPH04190252A (en) 1990-11-23 1990-11-23 Image forming cartridge having photosensitive body

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EP0487039A2 EP0487039A2 (en) 1992-05-27
EP0487039A3 true EP0487039A3 (en) 1993-03-17
EP0487039B1 EP0487039B1 (en) 1996-02-07

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EP19910119745 Expired - Lifetime EP0487039B1 (en) 1990-11-23 1991-11-19 Image formation cartridge

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DE (1) DE69116997T2 (en)

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JPH06110264A (en) * 1992-09-28 1994-04-22 Fujitsu Ltd Image process unit and image forming device
JPH06110262A (en) * 1992-09-28 1994-04-22 Fujitsu Ltd Image forming device
JP3839932B2 (en) 1996-09-26 2006-11-01 キヤノン株式会社 Process cartridge, electrophotographic image forming apparatus, electrophotographic photosensitive drum and coupling
KR100370201B1 (en) * 1998-12-28 2003-01-29 삼성전자 주식회사 Photoreceptor belt catridge for electrophotographic printer and photoreceptor belt exchanging apparatus and photoreceptor belt exchanging method using the catridge
US7138215B2 (en) * 2003-06-20 2006-11-21 Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. Process cartridge, image forming apparatus and image forming method

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US4786937A (en) * 1987-05-01 1988-11-22 Xerox Corporation Processing cartridge with one time function sheet

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JPH0612475B2 (en) * 1987-12-03 1994-02-16 キヤノン株式会社 Process cartridge and image forming apparatus

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US4786937A (en) * 1987-05-01 1988-11-22 Xerox Corporation Processing cartridge with one time function sheet

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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 10, no. 038 (P-428)14 February 1986 & JP-A-60 185 964 ( KONISHIROKU SHASHIN KOGYO K.K. ) 21 September 1985 *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 10, no. 256 (P-493)(2312) 2 September 1986 & JP-A-61 083 570 ( RICOH CO., LTD. ) 28 April 1986 *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 13, no. 406 (P-930)8 September 1989 & JP-A-01 147 479 ( CANON K.K. ) 9 June 1989 *

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EP0487039B1 (en) 1996-02-07
EP0487039A2 (en) 1992-05-27
DE69116997D1 (en) 1996-03-21
JPH04190252A (en) 1992-07-08
DE69116997T2 (en) 1996-09-12

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