Patent ID: 8488993
Filing Date: 2013-07-16
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A process unit comprising: a casing; a developer unit detachably mountable in the casing and movable between an image-forming position and a detached position, wherein an image forming operation can be performed when the developer unit is at the image-forming position, and the developer unit is detached from the casing when the developer unit is at the detached position, the developer unit including: a switching member provided on the casing and configured to switch the drive force transmitting unit between a transmitting state in which the drive force is transmitted and an interrupting state in which transmission of the drive force is interrupted, wherein the drive force input unit is configured to receive the input of the drive force regardless of whether the developer unit is positioned at the image-forming position or the detached position, wherein the switching member is configured to switch the drive force transmitting unit to the transmitting state when the developer unit is at the image-forming position, and the switching member is configured to switch the drive force transmitting unit to the interrupting state when the developer unit is at the detached position.