Patent ID: 8750745

Claim:
An image forming apparatus, comprising: a processing unit for performing an image forming process using a toner to form an image on a sheet; a housing body including a frame member made of a sheet metal and having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first and second surface defining an accommodation space for accommodating the processing unit; a waste toner unit to be mounted on the second surface of the frame member, the waste toner unit including a unit housing and a discharge path for discharging waste toner that was not used in the image forming process, the discharge path being defined by the unit housing; a high-voltage board to be mounted on the second surface of the frame member with the second unit located therebetween for supplying a high voltage to the first unit; and a connecting mechanism for electrically connecting the first unit and the high-voltage board to supply the high voltage to the first unit; wherein: the connecting mechanism includes a unit-side wire member extending in the accommodation space, a unit-side holding member made of resin and adapted to hold the unit-side wire member, a board-side wire member connectable to the unit-side wire member and extending outside the accommodation space, and a board-side holding member made of resin and adapted to hold the board-side wire member, the board-side holding member being a part of the unit housing; the unit-side wire member includes a first end portion connectable to the first unit and a second end portion opposite to the first end portion; the board-side wire member includes a third end portion connectable to the high-voltage board and a fourth end portion opposite to the third end portion; one of the second and fourth end portions serves as a first contact with a biasing shape and the other serves as a second contact which can come into contact with the first contact; and the first contact is pressed into contact with the second contact while accumulating a biasing force when the unit-side wire member and the board-side wire member are connected.