Patent ID: 8682200

Claim:
A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus, said process cartridge comprising: a first unit provided with an image bearing member; and a second unit which is provided with a developer carrying member for carrying a developer and which is connected with said first unit so as to be movable between a contact position in which said developer carrying member is contacted with said image bearing member and a spacing position in which said developer carrying member is spaced from said image bearing member, and said second unit including a first contact portion for contacting to a main assembly electrical contact provided in the main assembly of the apparatus and for receiving a first contact force therefrom when said process cartridge is mounted to the main assembly of the apparatus and said second unit is positioned in the spacing position, and a second contact portion for contacting to the main assembly electrical contact and for receiving a second contact force therefrom, to electrically connect with the main assembly electrical contact when said process cartridge is mounted to the main assembly of the apparatus and said second unit is positioned in the contact position, wherein the second contact force has a component oriented in a moving direction of moving said second unit away from the spacing position toward the contact position, and the component is greater than a component of the first contact force.