Patent ID: 8526842

Claim:
An image forming apparatus, comprising: a contact member supplied with a voltage, to contact an object; a rotary member rotatable about a rotation fulcrum shaft fixed to the image forming apparatus, to support the contact member; a biasing member to urge the rotary member to press the contact member against the object; a rotary conductive member fixed to the rotary member and connected electrically to the contact member; a voltage application device fixed to the image forming apparatus, to apply voltage to the contact member through the rotary conductive member; a main body side conductive member fixed to the rotation fulcrum shaft at the main body side and connected electrically to the voltage application device; and a conductive connector provided along the rotation fulcrum shaft to contact the rotary conductive member in the axial direction of the rotation fulcrum shaft to connect electrically the main body side conductive member and the rotary conductive member, a contact of the conductive connector and a contact of the rotary conductive member being unfixed.