Grounding plate assembly for a drum in an image forming apparatus

摘要

A photosensitive drum assembly for an image forming apparatus. A drum defines first and second open ends. A flange is partially disposed in the first open end. A grounding plate assembly includes a drum contact member and a shaft contact member. The drum contact member is configured to remove an electrically resistive coating from an interior of the drum. The shaft contact member is configured to contact a grounding shaft. The shaft contact member is disposed entirely within an interior of the flange.