Patent ID: 7340198

Claim:
A process cartridge detachably provided in an image forming apparatus having a main gear, the process cartridge, comprising: a photoconductive unit comprising an image carrying member; a rotatable unit, comprising; an unit body; an idler shaft provided on the unit body; an idler gear attached to the idler shaft and configured to be rotatable around the idler shaft; a rotating gear coupled to the main gear via the idler gear; and a rotating member having a shaft, the rotating gear being mounted on the shaft of the rotating member, the rotating member rotating around the shaft of the rotating member and facing the image carrying member, the rotating member being driven by a driving force transmitted from the main gear via the idler gear and the rotating gear; and a positioning member configured to position the image carrying member and the rotating member with a predetermined distance therebetween, and including an absorbing hole having a slot-like slope configured to reduce an effect of an external force, generated by a rotation of the main gear, applied from the main gear to the idler gear.