IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

摘要

An image forming apparatus, including a frame, a cartridge attachable to the frame and including a first on-cartridge electrode and a second on-cartridge electrode, a first electrode protruding from the frame toward the cartridge to contact the first on-cartridge electrode when the cartridge is attached to the frame, and a second electrode protruding from the frame toward the cartridge to contact the second on-cartridge electrode when the cartridge is attached to the frame, is provided. The second electrode is on an upstream side of the first electrode with regard to an attaching direction and in a position to be passed through by the first on-cartridge electrode when the cartridge is moved. When the cartridge is detached from the frame, a tip of the second electrode is closer to the frame than a tip of the first electrode with regard to a facing direction of the cartridge and the frame.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
a frame; a cartridge configured to be detachably attached to the frame along an attaching direction and comprising a first on-cartridge electrode and a second on-cartridge electrode; a first electrode configured to protrude from the frame toward the cartridge and to contact the first on-cartridge electrode when the cartridge is in an attached state with respect to the frame; and a second electrode configured to protrude from the frame toward the cartridge and to contact the second on-cartridge electrode when the cartridge is in the attached state with respect to the frame, wherein the second electrode is arranged in a position on an upstream side of the first electrode with regard to the attaching direction of the cartridge and in a position to be passed through by the first on-cartridge electrode when the cartridge is moved to be attached to or detached from the frame; and wherein, when the cartridge is in a detached state with respect to the frame, a tip of the second electrode is in a position closer to the frame than a tip of the first electrode with regard to a facing direction, along which the cartridge and the frame face each other.