Patent ID: 7209676
Filing Date: 2007-04-24
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An electrophotographic image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording medium, said electrophotographic image forming apparatus comprising: an electrophotographic image forming apparatus main body to which a cartridge is detachably mountable, the cartridge including an electric power supplied member and a cartridge electrical contact member having a cartridge electrical contact and electrically connected to the electric power supplied member; a main body electrical contact member provided in said electrophotographic image forming apparatus main body and having a main body electrical contact electrically connectable to the cartridge electrical contact in order to supply electric power to the electric power supplied member when the cartridge is mounted on said electrophotographic image forming apparatus main body, said main body electrical contact member being movable relative to said electrophotographic image forming apparatus main body; and an electrical contact cover member movable relative to said main body electrical contact member and attached to said main body electrical contact member to cover said main body electrical contact member, said electrical contact cover member having an exposed portion to expose said main body electrical contact and a receiving portion to abut against the cartridge electrical contact member in order to move said electrical contact cover member to a position for contacting said main body electrical contact with the cartridge electrical contact at said exposed portion in operative association with an operation of mounting the cartridge on said electrophotographic image forming apparatus main body.