Patent ID: 7072601

Claim:
A process cartridge detachably mountable on a main body of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, said process cartridge comprising: an electrophotographic photosensitive member; process means for acting on said electrophotographic photosensitive member; a first unit for supporting said electrophotographic photosensitive member and said process means; a second unit pivotally connected to said first unit; an electrically conductive connecting member provided astride of said first unit and said second unit so as to pivotally connect said first unit and said second unit together, and receiving a bias to be supplied from said main body to said process means when said process cartridge is mounted on said main body; an electrically conductive member provided in contact with said connecting member to supply said bias received by said connecting member to said process means when said process cartridge is mounted on said main body, said electrically conductive member being provided in said first unit; and a force imparting portion for imparting, by said first unit and said second unit being moved relative to each other in a lengthwise direction thereof, to said electrically conductive member an urging force with which said electrically conductive member urges said connecting member, said force imparting portion being provided in said second unit.