| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To ensure electrical connection between an electrical point on the cartridge side and an electrical point on the side of the body of the device, even when a plurality of process cartridges arranged side-by-side are carried by a movable member that is movable linearly, with respect to the body of the apparatus. <P>SOLUTION: A color electrophotographic image forming apparatus comprises a body side electrical contact 75 provided inside the body of the device along a movement path of the movable member 35; an intermediate electrical contact 72 that is provided to the movable member and has a first electrical contact portion α and a second electrical contact portion β, with the former being located inside the movable member and electrically connectable to the electrical point on the cartridge side, and the latter located outside the movable member and electrically connectable to the body side electrical contact 75; and a space 77 that is provided between the movable member and the body side electrical contact to prevent the movable member from contacting the body-side electrical contact disposed on the body, when the movable member moves from the outside to the inside. The contact portion β is electrically connected to the contact 75, when the movable member descends, after the movable member has moved linearly from the outside of the body to the inside. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT |
