Patent ID: 7248810

Claim:
A cartridge detachably mountable to a mounting portion provided in a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, said cartridge comprising: a cartridge electrical contact configured and positioned to supply electric power to process means actable on an electrophotographic photosensitive member from the main assembly of the apparatus, said cartridge electrical contact being electrically connectable to a main assembly electrical contact provided in the main assembly of the apparatus when said cartridge is mounted to the mounting portion; a first portion to be guided and a second portion to be guided configured and positioned to be guided by a main assembly guide provided in the main assembly of the apparatus to guide said cartridge to the mounting portion when said cartridge is mounted to the mounting portion; and a guide configured and positioned to guide the main assembly electrical contact to said cartridge electrical contact to establish an electrical connection between the main assembly electrical contact and said cartridge electrical contact when said cartridge is mounted to the mounting portion, wherein said guide and said cartridge electrical contact are disposed between said first portion to be guided and said second portion to be guided, and said cartridge electrical contact is disposed upstream of said guide with respect to a direction in which said cartridge is mounted to the mounting portion.