Patent ID: 9696685
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: G03G

Claim:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a main body including a first electrode and having an inner surface and a receiving area, the first electrode being disposed on the inner surface of the main body; a cartridge having a process body and a second electrode electrically connected to the process body; and a drawer frame movably engaged with the main body, the drawer frame including a first wall, a second wall, and a third wall, the first wall and the third wall extending in a first direction in which the drawer frame is movable into and from the receiving area of the main body, the second wall extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and being disposed between the first wall and the third wall, the first wall including a first frame formed of a first material having a first rigidity and a second frame formed of a second material having a second rigidity different from the first rigidity, the first material being different from the second material, the first wall, the second wall, and the third wall defining a cartridge mounting area, the first frame having a upward cutout, wherein, when the cartridge is placed in the cartridge mounting area of the drawer frame, the second electrode is disposed along the first frame of the drawer frame, thereby allowing the first electrode to contact with the second electrode through the upward cutout.