Patent ID: 8565638
Filing Date: 2013-10-22
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A unit detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus including an openable member capable of opening and closing a unit mounting and demounting opening, said unit comprising: a rotatable member for bearing a developer; a side wall formed by a frame of said unit, said side wall extending in a longitudinal direction of said rotatable member; a grip portion provided rotatably about a rotational shaft on said side wall, said grip portion being rotatably moved (i) to a projected position in which said grip portion is projected from said side wall and (ii) to a retracted position in which said grip portion is retracted in a longitudinal direction so as to be closer to said side wall than when in the projected position; and a force receiving portion at which said grip portion located at the projected position receives a force from the openable member when said openable member is closed in a state in which said unit is mounted in the main assembly, said force receiving portion being configured to receive the force for rotating said grip portion from the projected position to the retracted position.