Patent ID: 6922534

Claim:
A process cartridge detachably attachable to a main body of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus having movable main body electrical connecting means and a main body electrical contact provided in the main body electrical connecting means, said process cartridge having: an electrophotographic photosensitive drum; process means for performing a process on said electrophotographic photosensitive drum; a frame; a memory element configured to store information; a cartridge electrical contact electrically connected with said memory element, said cartridge electrical contact being electrically connected with the main body electrical contact when said process cartridge is attached onto the main body; and a cartridge pushing portion that abuts itself on the main body electrical connecting means and applies pressure to the main body electrical connecting means so as to move the main body electrical connecting means to electrically connect the main body electrical contact to said cartridge electrical contact in the case that said process cartridge is attached to the main body, and to apply pressure to said cartridge electrical contact through the main body electrical contact after the main body electrical contact is electrically connected to said cartridge electrical contact.