Patent ID: 8787794
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A cartridge detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus, said cartridge comprising: a photosensitive drum having a shaft provided adjacent to one axial end; a frame that is provided with: a first clearance space provided at a position opposite to said first bearing portion with respect to the plane, said first clearance space being disposed outside of a contact portion of said second bearing portion relative to said shaft with respect to a radial direction of said photosensitive drum and inside of said second bearing portion with respect to the axial direction; and a second clearance space provided at a position opposite to said second bearing portion with respect to the plane, said second clearance space being disposed outside of a contact portion of said first bearing portion relative to said shaft with respect to the radial direction and outside said first bearing portion with respect to the axial direction, wherein, in a process of causing said shaft to be supported by said first bearing portion, said shaft is capable of entering said first clearance space, and wherein in a process of causing said shaft to be supported by said second bearing portion, said shaft is capable of entering said second clearance space.