Patent ID: 7715746

Claim:
A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of the apparatus of an image forming apparatus, said image forming apparatus including a main assembly urging member and a main assembly positioning portion, said process cartridge comprising: a photosensitive drum rotatable around an axis passing therethrough; a portion-to-be-positioned that positions said process cartridge by engaging with the main assembly positioning portion when said process cartridge is mounted to the main assembly of the apparatus; a first portion-to-be-urged for being urged by a first urging portion of the main assembly urging member to urge said portion-to-be-positioned to the main assembly positioning portion when said process cartridge is mounted to the main assembly of the apparatus; a second portion-to-be-urged for being urged by a second urging portion of the main assembly urging member to urge said portion-to-be-positioned to the main assembly positioning portion when said process cartridge is mounted to the main assembly of the apparatus; and a cartridge electrical contact, provided between said first portion-to-be-urged and said second portion-to-be-urged, which are aligned in a direction crossing the rotational axis of said photosensitive drum, that electrically connects to a main assembly electrical contact portion provided in the main assembly urging member, when said process cartridge is mounted to the main assembly of the apparatus.