Patent ID: 9708116
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: B65D,G03G

Claim:
1. A packing member for packing a cartridge that includes a photosensitive drum on which an electrostatic latent image is to be formed and is detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus, wherein said packing member is molded with a thin resin material plate, and said packing member comprises: (i) a frame portion including (a) an opening as an entrance for the cartridge, (b) a recessed portion for accommodating the cartridge, and (c) a first limiting portion for limiting a position of the cartridge with respect to a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the cartridge, the first limiting portion being a plurality of surfaces with an interval therebetween larger than a width of the cartridge with respect to the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the cartridge; and (ii) a cap portion for openably covering the opening, wherein said cap portion includes a second limiting portion for limiting movement of the cartridge to a position where said first limiting portion is capable of limiting movement of the cartridge, and wherein said first limiting portion and said second limiting portion contact portions of the cartridge excluding a region of the photosensitive drum where the electrostatic latent image is to be formed.