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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2014
Hiroshi Takarada, Tokyo, JP;
Kuniaki Hirukawa, Susono, JP;
Akira Suzuki, Naka-gun, JP;
Nobuharu Hoshi, Yokohama, JP;
Yuichi Fukui, Yokosuka, JP;
Hiroshi Takarada, Tokyo, JP;
Kuniaki Hirukawa, Susono, JP;
Akira Suzuki, Naka-gun, JP;
Nobuharu Hoshi, Yokohama, JP;
Yuichi Fukui, Yokosuka, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cartridge is detachably mountable to an apparatus main assembly of an image forming apparatus. The cartridge includes a cartridge electrode formed on a frame. The cartridge electrode includes a first contact portion provided for being electrically connected to a main assembly contact of the apparatus main assembly and a second contact portion contacted to an electroconductive member. The cartridge electrode is integrally molded with the frame and further includes a portion that (i) is formed in a buffer portion and (ii) is formed from electroconductive resin.