Patent ID: 7242885

Claim:
A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, wherein the main assembly includes a main assembly electrical contact, a movable member movable between a protecting position for covering the main assembly electrical contact and an exposing position for exposing the main assembly electrical contact, and a locking member movable between a locking position for limiting an operation of the movable member and a releasing position for permitting the operation of the movable member, said process cartridge comprising: an electrophotographic photosensitive drum; process means actable on said electrophotographic photosensitive drum; a first engaging portion configured and positioned to move the locking member from the locking position to the releasing position in midstream of mounting said process cartridge to the main assembly of the apparatus; a second engaging portion configured and positioned to move the movable member from the protecting position to the exposing position in midstream of mounting said process cartridge to the main assembly of the apparatus; and a cartridge contact configured and positioned to electrically connect with the main assembly electrical contact when said process cartridge is mounted to the main assembly of the apparatus.