CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cartridge capable of reducing a load on an image carrier when releasing the separation state of process means to the image carrier.SOLUTION: A cartridge C comprises a photoreceptor drum 10 and an electrification roller 11. The electrification roller 11 is movable between a first position J1 of separating from the photoreceptor drum 10 and a second position J2 of approaching the photoreceptor drum 10. The cartridge also comprises: a first release part 24e and a second release part 28c which release the position of the electrification roller 11 to move from the first position J1 to the second position J2; and a first separation member 7 which is brought into contact with the first release part 24e and a second separation member 9 which is brought into contact with the second release part 28c when maintaining the position of the electrification roller 11 at the first position J1. The timing at which the photoreceptor drum 10 rotates and the first release part 24e acts on the first separation member 7 is different from the timing at which the photoreceptor drum 10 rotates and the second release part 28c acts on the second separation member 9.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 11