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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1998
Toshihiko Otsubo, Numazu, JP;
Michio Kawase, Mishima, JP;
Kazuyoshi Suzuki, Numazu, JP;
Takahiro Watanabe, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Jun Yamaguchi, Numazu, JP;
Tetsuro Fukusaka, Susono, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A unit connector for electrical connection with a main assembly connector provided in a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, includes memory for storing information; a memory connecting portion for electrical connection with said memory when said unit connector is mounted to a unit; an electrical part connecting portion for electrical connection with an electrical part of the unit when said unit connector is mounted to the unit; and a connector connecting portion for electrical connection with the main assembly connector of said apparatus.