Packaging arrangement for image formation apparatus accommodating process cartridge

摘要

A packaging arrangement of an image formation apparatus and a process cartridge includes a main body formed with an accommodation chamber configured to accommodate a process cartridge containing toner used for image formation. The main body is formed with an opening through which the process cartridge is detachably attached. The image formation apparatus is configured to be packaged with the process cartridge attached in the accommodation chamber. An openable cover configured to openably cover the opening is provided, and a drying agent is detachably arranged in a clearance formed between an inner face of the accommodation chamber and the process cartridge attached in the accommodation chamber. A part of the drying agent is exposed to outside through the opening of the clearance when the cover is opened, while the process cartridge and the drying agent are covered when the cover is closed.

主权项

1. A packaging arrangement of an image formation apparatus and a process cartridge, comprising:
a main body of the image formation apparatus formed with an accommodation chamber configured to accommodate an exposure unit and a process cartridge containing toner used for image formation, the main body being formed with an opening through which the process cartridge is detachably attached to the main body, the image formation apparatus configured to be packaged with the process cartridge attached in the accommodation chamber; an openable cover configured to openably cover the opening; and a drying agent detachably arranged in a clearance which is formed between the exposure unit and the process cartridge attached in the accommodation chamber such that, when the drying agent is arranged in the clearance, the drying agent contacts and is held between the exposure unit and the process cartridge, wherein the exposure unit is located above the process cartridge such that, when the drying agent is arranged in the clearance, the drying agent is above a top face of the process cartridge and below a bottom face of the exposure unit, wherein a part of the drying agent is exposed to an outside of the image formation apparatus through the opening of the clearance when the cover is in an opened state, and wherein the cover is configured to cover the exposure unit, the process cartridge, and the drying agent when the cover is in a closed state.