PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve usability of an image forming apparatus by making an exposure device easily interchangeable according to its service life.

SOLUTION: A process cartridge 200 is provided to be attachable/detachable to the image forming apparatus 1. The process cartridge 200 includes at least a photoreceptor 400 and the exposure device 300 exposing the photoreceptor and both are integrally composed via a frame 220. Furthermore, the exposure device 300 can also be composed to be independently attachable/detachable to/from the image forming apparatus 1. In this case, the exposure device 300 is composed so that a relative position to the photoreceptor 400 can be changed after the attachment to the image forming apparatus 1.

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