摘要 |
PURPOSE:To simplify a cartridge constitution, to decrease the number of components, and to utilize space effectively by using the cleaner frame part of a cleaning device part of a cartridge frame body. CONSTITUTION:A front support plate 8 which is molded, a rear support plate 9 and a front cartridge side plate 6 which is fixed thereto in one body, a rear cartridge side plate 7, a stay 5, and a cleaner frame 4 are fixed with screws to form the structure of the frame body. Namely, the cleaner frame 4 as a rear side plate which is one component of the cleaning device constitutes part of the frame body 32 of the process cartridge C. The front support plate 8 and rear support plate 9 are fixed to the front side plate 6 and rear side plate 7 with screws 36 respectively. Further, the cleaner frame 4 is fixed to the front and rear plates 8 and 9 with screws 38. Consequently, the front support plate 8 and rear plate 9, and front side plate 6 and rear side plate 7, and further the cleaner frame constitute the frame body 32 of the cartridge C. |