Patent ID: 8180251
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, comprising: (i) a rotatable image bearing member on which a latent image is to be formed; (ii) charging means for contacting said image bearing member to charge a surface of said image bearing member; (iii) a frame supporting said image bearing member and said charging means; (iv) a covering member, demountably mounted to said frame, for protecting the surface of said image bearing member; and (v) a spacer member including a spacing portion, movably provided on said covering member, for entering between said image bearing member and said charging means to space them therebetween, and a retaining portion, contacting said covering member when said spacing portion is not between said image bearing member and said charging means, for preventing said spacer member from disengaging from said covering member.