A mechanism for electrifying a rotator that is used in an image forming apparatus, the mechanism comprising: a conductive member formed of a cloth-like conductive material, wherein: a part of the conductive member comes into contact with a grounding plate to be electrified and the other part of the conductive member is able to come into surface contact with a rotating shaft that rotates together with the rotator, so that the grounding plate and the shaft are electrically connected to each other through the conductive member, and the conductive member includes cuts formed in the cloth-like conductive material, the shaft is able to pass through the cuts so to allow the conductive member to come into contact with the shaft while the conductive member is bent when the shaft passes through the cuts, the grounding plate having a flat plate portion and including a through hole, through which the shaft is able to pass, and pressure contact portions, wherein the pressure contact portions are arranged such that they extend from the flat plate portion towards the rotator and are able to be pressed and fixed to an inner wall of the rotator so that the pressure contact portions and the rotator are electrically connected, the diameter of the through hole is such to be larger than the outer diameter of the shaft, the diameter of the pressure contact portions is such to be larger than a diameter of the inner wall of the rotator, and the dimension of the outer profile of the conductive member is larger than the diameter of the through hole. a conductive member formed of a cloth-like conductive material, wherein: a part of the conductive member comes into contact with a grounding plate to be electrified and the other part of the conductive member is able to come into surface contact with a rotating shaft that rotates together with the rotator, so that the grounding plate and the shaft are electrically connected to each other through the conductive member, and the conductive member includes cuts formed in the cloth-like conductive material, the shaft is able to pass through the cuts so to allow the conductive member to come into contact with the shaft while the conductive member is bent when the shaft passes through the cuts, the grounding plate having a flat plate portion and including a through hole, through which the shaft is able to pass, and pressure contact portions, wherein the pressure contact portions are arranged such that they extend from the flat plate portion towards the rotator and are able to be pressed and fixed to an inner wall of the rotator so that the pressure contact portions and the rotator are electrically connected, the diameter of the through hole is such to be larger than the outer diameter of the shaft, the diameter of the pressure contact portions is such to be larger than a diameter of the inner wall of the rotator, and the dimension of the outer profile of the conductive member is larger than the diameter of the through hole. a part of the conductive member comes into contact with a grounding plate to be electrified and the other part of the conductive member is able to come into surface contact with a rotating shaft that rotates together with the rotator, so that the grounding plate and the shaft are electrically connected to each other through the conductive member, and the conductive member includes cuts formed in the cloth-like conductive material, the shaft is able to pass through the cuts so to allow the conductive member to come into contact with the shaft while the conductive member is bent when the shaft passes through the cuts, the grounding plate having a flat plate portion and including a through hole, through which the shaft is able to pass, and pressure contact portions, wherein the pressure contact portions are arranged such that they extend from the flat plate portion towards the rotator and are able to be pressed and fixed to an inner wall of the rotator so that the pressure contact portions and the rotator are electrically connected, the diameter of the through hole is such to be larger than the outer diameter of the shaft, the diameter of the pressure contact portions is such to be larger than a diameter of the inner wall of the rotator, and the dimension of the outer profile of the conductive member is larger than the diameter of the through hole.