Patent ID: 11927910
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 12:
13. A cartridge comprising:
a frame;
a photosensitive drum supported by the frame, the photosensitive drum being rotatable about an axis thereof, the photosensitive including (i) a first end and (ii) a second end opposite to the first end;
a developing roller supported by the frame, the developing roller being rotatable about an axis thereof;
a gear positioned at a side of the cartridge, the gear being rotatable about an axis thereof, the gear having a plurality of teeth, with at least some of the teeth being exposed teeth that are uncovered by the frame and exposed to outside of the cartridge, and with a tip of at least one of the exposed teeth facing to the axis of the photosensitive drum, and
a lever positioned at the side of the cartridge, the lever being movable relative to the frame, the photosensitive drum, and the developing roller between a first position and a second position,
wherein, when the lever is in the first position, a part of the lever faces to the exposed teeth of the gear, and
wherein, when the lever is in the second position, the part of the lever is positioned farther from the gear than when the lever is in the first position.