Patent ID: 8521060

Claim:
A developing cartridge detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus, said developing cartridge comprising: a developer carrying member for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on an image bearing member; a frame for supporting said developer carrying member; a protecting member for protecting said developer carrying member, said protecting member being dismountable from said frame in an axial direction of said developer carrying member; an accommodating portion accommodating a developer to be supplied to said developer carrying member; a sealing member sealing an opening for permitting the developer to be supplied from said accommodating portion to said developer carrying member; and a grip portion, provided at one longitudinal end of said sealing member, for being gripped when said sealing member is removed from said opening, said grip portion being movable between a first position on a movement locus of said protecting member when said protecting member is dismounted from said frame, and a second position outside the movement locus, wherein said grip portion is moved from the first position to the second position by contacting to said protecting member when said protecting member is dismounted from said frame.