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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2021
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Kazuaki Ooka, Nagoya, JP;
Hikaru Iino, Niwa-gun, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a process cartridge; and an apparatus main body to which the process cartridge is attachable and from which the process cartridge is detachable. The process cartridge includes: a photoconductive drum, and an electrode connected to the photoconductive drum and having a contact surface facing downward. The apparatus main body includes: a support frame supporting one end portion of the process cartridge in an axis direction of the photoconductive drum, a ground metal plate supported by the support frame and connected to ground, and a spring supported by the support frame and configured to contact with the contact surface of the electrode from below to connect the electrode and the ground metal plate.