| 摘要 |
<p>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To satisfy both the protective property of process means constituting a cartridge or components of the process means and the operability of the cartridge, even when an apparatus body or the cartridge is miniaturized in a cartridge attachable/detachable type image forming apparatus.SOLUTION: A cartridge 50 which is removably attached to an apparatus body 100A of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus 100 forming an image on a recording medium P comprises a protection member 8 and a part to be protected 1. The protection member 8 is movable between a first position covering the part to be protected 1 and a second position exposing the part to be protected 1. The protection member 8 has a gripping part 8b for a user to grip the cartridge 50.</p> |
