Patent ID: 8180252

Claim:
A photosensitive body for electro-photography comprising: a photosensitive drum that comprises a drum body that has a cylindrical shape, electrical conductivity, and an outer peripheral surface, and a photosensitive layer that is formed on the outer peripheral surface, the photosensitive drum being rotatable about a central axis of the drum body; a shaft that penetrates through the drum body and extends along the central axis, the shaft having an outer circumferential surface, the photosensitive drum being rotatable relative to the shaft; and a contact segment that is interposed between the photosensitive drum and the shaft to electrically connects the shaft and the drum body and comprises a pair of contact portions that forms a gap therebetween, the pair of contact portions being aligned in a direction perpendicular to the central axis while contacting with the outer circumferential surface, a portion of the outer circumferential surface being placed in the gap such that the pair of contact portions forms the electrical connection between the shaft and the drum, each of the pair of contact portions has an inner edge that faces the gap and shaft such that only each of the inner edges contacts the outer circumferential surface of the shaft.