Patent ID: 7536130
Filing Date: 2009-05-19
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A cartridge for use in an image forming device including an electrical connection section and a wall defining a cartridge mounting area, the wall including a sliding surface, the cartridge comprising: a housing mountable to the cartridge mounting area by moving the housing in a first direction relative to the image forming device, the housing substantially encompassing an interior; an operation member supported by the housing; and a movable contact member configured to move in a second direction from a position outside the housing toward the interior of the housing while the contact member contacts with the sliding surface while the housing is being mounted to and dismounted from the cartridge mounting area, the movable contact member configured to move in the second direction under contact with the electrical connection section when the housing is mounted in the cartridge mounting area, second direction being generally orthogonal to the first direction, the movable contact member including: