Patent ID: 8983335
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus, said process cartridge comprising: an electrophotographic photosensitive member; a first frame supporting said electrophotographic photosensitive member; a developing roller for developing, with a developer, an electrostatic latent image formed on said electrophotographic photosensitive member; a process member actable on said developing roller; a second frame supporting said developing roller and said process member, said second frame being movable relative to said first frame between a contact position where said developing roller contacts said electrophotographic photosensitive member and a spacing position where said developing roller is spaced from said electrophotographic photosensitive member; a developing device contact which is provided at one end portion side of said second frame with respect to an axial direction of said developing roller and which is electrically connected with said developing roller, wherein said developing device contact is contacted to a first main assembly contact provided in the main assembly of the image forming apparatus when said process cartridge is mounted to the main assembly of the image forming apparatus; and a process member contact which is provided at one end portion side of said second frame with respect to the axial direction of said developing roller and which is electrically connected with said process member, wherein said process member contact is contacted to a second main assembly contact provided in the main assembly of the image forming apparatus when said process cartridge is mounted to the main assembly of the image forming apparatus, wherein, when said second frame is moved between the contact position and the spacing position, a movement path along which said developing device contact moves overlaps a movement path along which said process member contact moves, as said developing device contact and said process member contact are seen along the axial direction.