Patent ID: 7536130

Claim:
A cartridge for use in an image forming device including an electrical connection section and a wall defining a cartridge mounting area, the wall including a sliding surface, the cartridge comprising: a housing mountable to the cartridge mounting area by moving the housing in a first direction relative to the image forming device, the housing substantially encompassing an interior; an operation member supported by the housing; and a movable contact member configured to move in a second direction from a position outside the housing toward the interior of the housing while the contact member contacts with the sliding surface while the housing is being mounted to and dismounted from the cartridge mounting area, the movable contact member configured to move in the second direction under contact with the electrical connection section when the housing is mounted in the cartridge mounting area, second direction being generally orthogonal to the first direction, the movable contact member including: a first contact portion that is electrically connected to the operation member, the first contact portion positioned to contact the electrical connection section of the image forming device when the housing is mounted in the cartridge mounting area; and a sliding contact portion that, while the housing is being mounted to and being dismounted from the cartridge mounting area, contacts the sliding surface of the image forming device and prevents the first contact portion from contacting the sliding surface of the image forming device.