Patent ID: 8897664

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: a body; a cover which is configured to open/close one side of the body; a tray which is installed to the body through the one side open by the cover as to enable a sliding motion in a first direction; at least one developing cartridge which is installed at an inside of the body while being accommodated at the tray and which is provided at one side with an interface terminal to be supplied with a power used to form an image; a connection terminal plate which is configured to slidably move in a second direction different from the first direction in linkage with an open/close motion of the cover; and a connection terminal which is coupled to the connection terminal plate such that the connection terminal makes contact with the interface terminal while being pressed by the connection terminal plate when the cover closes the body, and the connection terminal is separated from the interface terminal while being released from a pressing force by the connection terminal plate when the cover opens the body.