US 11,698,600 B2
Developing apparatus, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus
Masato Tanabe, Susono (JP); Kazutaka Sueshige, Susono (JP); Teruhiko Sasaki, Mishima (JP); Tsukasa Abe, Yokohama (JP); and Osamu Anan, Susono (JP)
Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on May 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/826,485.
Application 17/826,485 is a division of application No. 17/315,477, filed on May 10, 2021, granted, now 11,372,365.
Application 17/315,477 is a division of application No. 16/919,210, filed on Jul. 2, 2020, granted, now 11,249,437, issued on Feb. 15, 2022.
Application 16/919,210 is a division of application No. 16/546,646, filed on Aug. 21, 2019, granted, now 10,775,735, issued on Sep. 15, 2020.
Application 16/546,646 is a division of application No. 16/213,031, filed on Dec. 7, 2018, granted, now 10,444,696, issued on Oct. 15, 2019.
Application 16/213,031 is a division of application No. 15/440,030, filed on Feb. 23, 2017, granted, now 10,156,825, issued on Dec. 18, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 2016-038460 (JP), filed on Feb. 29, 2016; application No. 2016-057397 (JP), filed on Mar. 22, 2016; application No. 2017-025935 (JP), filed on Feb. 15, 2017; and application No. 2017-026341 (JP), filed on Feb. 15, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0283536 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. G03G 21/16 (2006.01); G03G 15/08 (2006.01); G03G 21/18 (2006.01)
CPC G03G 21/1647 (2013.01) [G03G 15/0806 (2013.01); G03G 21/1676 (2013.01); G03G 21/18 (2013.01); G03G 21/185 (2013.01); G03G 21/1825 (2013.01); G03G 21/1846 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1657 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A developing cartridge comprising:
a developing roller;
a developing frame body rotatably supporting the developing roller such that a part of the developing roller is exposed to outside of the developing cartridge, the developing frame body including a toner chamber containing toner;
a developing coupling configured to receive rotational force from outside of the developing cartridge for rotating the developing roller; and
an end member attached to an end of the developing frame with respect to an axial direction of the developing roller so that the end member is movable relative to the developing frame body, the end member being configured to support the end of the developing frame body,
wherein the end member includes an opening configured to expose the developing coupling to outside of the developing cartridge, and
wherein, with movement of the developing frame body relative to the end member, the developing roller moves from a first position to a second position in a direction that crosses a position of an axis of the developing roller when the developing roller is in the first position.