US 12,204,271 B2
Cartridge and image forming apparatus including a recessed background with trademark character or logo that is recessed or raised from the recessed background
Yusaku Makino, Chiba (JP)
Assigned to CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Feb. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/167,233.
Claims priority of application No. 2022-041199 (JP), filed on Mar. 16, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0297021 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. G03G 21/16 (2006.01); G03G 21/18 (2006.01)
CPC G03G 21/1647 (2013.01) [G03G 21/1676 (2013.01); G03G 21/1821 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1869 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cartridge mountable on an image forming apparatus, the cartridge comprising:
a recess portion provided on an exterior surface of the cartridge, and including:
an inner surface disposed recessed relative to the exterior surface; and
a character portion indicating a character trademark recessed relative to the inner surface,
wherein a distance between an inner wall portion on one end side or the other end side in a longitudinal direction of the recess portion and the one end side or the other end side in the longitudinal direction of the character portion is:
equal to or larger than 1/10 of a length in the longitudinal direction of the character portion; and
equal to or smaller than ½ of the length in the longitudinal direction of the character portion.