Process cartridge for image forming apparatus
Granted 20 Feb 2024 · 2 office actions
Assignee: Canon Inc.
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Inventors: Tachio Kawai, Takashi Kimura, Yuko Harada, Shohei Katsuya +8 · Examiner: Nicole C Shiflet · AU 2919 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a front view of a…
FIG. 1 is a front view of a first embodiment of a process cartridge for image forming apparatus showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a perspective view 1 thereof;
FIG. 8 is a perspective view 2 thereof;
FIG. 9 is an enlarged perspective view of the portion defined by the A-A line and the B-B line in FIG. 7 ;
FIG. 10 is a front view of a second embodiment of a process cartridge for image forming apparatus showing our new design;
FIG. 11 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 12 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 14 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 15 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 16 is a perspective view 1 thereof;
FIG. 17 is a perspective view 2 thereof; and,
FIG. 18 is an enlarged perspective view of the portion defined by the A-A line and the B-B line in FIG. 16 .
The dashed broken lines illustrate portions of the process cartridge for image forming apparatus that form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot-dash broken lines represent the bounds of the enlarged view and form no part of the claim.
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