Patent ID: 8254801

Claim:
A flange assembly for a drum of an image forming apparatus, said flange assembly comprising: a flange having a hollow portion that extends from a first end of said flange to a second end of said flange; and a grounding member provided within said hollow portion of said flange, wherein said grounding member is configured to ground the drum by contacting a ground pin of the image forming apparatus when the drum and said flange assembly are mounted to the image forming apparatus, wherein said grounding member includes a base portion attached to said second end of said flange, and an arm portion having a base end and a contact end, said base end being connected to said base portion, said arm portion extending from said base end through said hollow portion of said flange directly to said contact end located at a position adjacent to said first end of said flange, and wherein said contact end of said arm portion extends outwardly from a side wall at said first end of said flange toward an interior of said hollow portion and protrudes within said hollow portion.