Patent ID: 8483588
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a body frame; a slide frame slidably supported by the body frame so as to be pulled out from the body frame in a first direction; a plurality of image forming cartridges configured to be mounted on and dismounted from the slide frame in a second direction crossing the first direction; and a plurality of electrode members mounted on the slide frame and aligned so as to correspond to the image forming cartridges when mounted on the slide frame in a one-to-one fashion; wherein each of the electrode members includes a body-side contact portion and a cartridge-side contact portion, the body-side contact portion protruding towards the body frame and configured to be in contact with a body frame contact provided on the body frame so as to be electrically connected to the body frame contact, the cartridge-side contact portion configured to protrude towards a corresponding image forming cartridge when mounted on the slide frame and configured to be in contact with an image forming cartridge contact provided on the corresponding image forming cartridge when mounted on the slide frame so as to be electrically connected to the image forming cartridge contact; and wherein the electrode member includes a wire-shaped connecting portion configured to connect the body-side contact portion to the cartridge-side contact portion, and wherein the electrode member is disposed in the vicinity of the guide groove formed on the slide frame.