Patent ID: 7400845

Claim:
A process cartridge provided attachably and detachably to and from an image forming apparatus main body, and including an image carrier, a developing unit for visualizing an electrostatic latent image on the image carrier by at least a toner and a toner replenishing unit for replenishing at least the toner to the developing unit, the process cartridge comprising: an image carrier cartridge unitized by including at least the image carrier and positioned and supported by the image forming apparatus main body; and a developing cartridge unitized by including at least the developing unit and urged to press to the image carrier cartridge in a state of being positioned relative to the image carrier cartridge, wherein: a first part of the toner replenishing unit is included in the image carrier cartridge; a second part of the toner replenishing unit is included in the developing cartridge; and at least a portion of the toner replenishing unit is supported by the image forming apparatus main body.