Patent ID: 6980758

Claim:
A process cartridge which is capable of being carried on a movable guide provided in the main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus and which is movable from a receiving position toward a mount position in interrelation with movement of the movable guide, comprising: an electrophotographic photosensitive drum; process means actable on said electrophotographic photosensitive drum; a cartridge frame supporting said electrophotographic photosensitive drum and said process means; a first portion to be carried, provided at one longitudinal end of said photosensitive drum, for being supported by said movable guide; a second portion to be carried, provided at the other longitudinal end of said photosensitive drum, for being supported by said movable guide; a first positioning portion to be positioned relative to a main assembly of the image forming apparatus, said first positioning portion extending outwardly from said cartridge frame adjacent the one longitudinal end of said photosensitive drum; a second positioning portion to be positioned relative to the main assembly of the image forming apparatus, said second positioning portion extending outwardly from said cartridge frame adjacent the other longitudinal end of said photosensitive drum; and an engaging portion configured and positioned to engage a locking portion which is movable in interrelation with the movement of the movable guide to receive a pulling force for movement from the receiving position toward the mount position.