Patent ID: 7194220

Claim:
A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, the main assembly including an opening, an opening and closing cover which is movable between an open position for opening the opening and a close position for closing the opening, and a main assembly electrical contact, said process cartridge comprising: an electrophotographic photosensitive drum; process means actable on said electrophotographic photosensitive drum; a memory element configured to store information relating to said process cartridge; a cartridge electrical contact electrically connected with said memory element, said cartridge electrical contact being electrically connectable to the main assembly electrical contact when the opening and closing cover is moved from the open position to the close position after said process cartridge is mounted to a cartridge mounting position provided in the main assembly of the apparatus; a first engaging portion configured and positioned to engage a main assembly supporting member to position the main assembly supporting member with respect to a longitudinal direction of said process cartridge before the opening and closing cover is moved from the open position when said process cartridge is mounted to the cartridge mounting position through the opening, wherein the main assembly supporting member is movably provided in the main assembly of the apparatus and supports the main assembly electrical contact; and a second engaging portion configured and positioned to engage the main assembly supporting member which moves in interrelation with a movement of the opening and closing cover when the opening and closing cover is moved from the open position toward the close position after said process cartridge is mounted to the mounting position and to position the main assembly supporting member in a direction crossing the longitudinal direction before the main assembly electrical contact is electrically connected with said cartridge electrical contact.