Patent ID: 7761027

Claim:
A process cartridge comprising: an image-bearing member cartridge comprising: an image-bearing member that extends in an axial direction for bearing a developer image; a charger disposed adjacent to the image-bearing member, the charger having a charging wire that extends in the axial direction and that has one end and another end, the charger being configured to charge the image-bearing member when a voltage is applied to the charging wire; a cleaning member movable in the axial direction along the charging wire for cleaning the charging wire, the cleaning member being movable between a first position located on the one end and a second position located on the another end; and a removal-restricting portion movable together with the cleaning member between the first position and the second position; and a developer cartridge detachably mounted on the image-bearing member cartridge and accommodating developer for supplying the image-bearing member with the developer, wherein the removal-restricting portion directly prevents the developer cartridge from being removed from the image-bearing member cartridge when the cleaning member is in the first position, and directly allows the developer cartridge to be removed from the image-bearing member cartridge when the cleaning member is in the second position.