Cartridge with member for fixing a member-to-be-energized
US8879954B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 6, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/1814
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus includes: a frame; a member-to-be-energized; a fixing member, having electroconductivity, for fixing the member-to-be-energized to the frame, wherein the fixing member is electrically connected with the member-to-be-energized; a recessed portion, provided on the frame, where a part of the fixing member enters; and a molded resin portion formed by injecting a melted electroconductive resin material into the recessed portion, wherein when the cartridge is mounted in the main assembly, the molded resin portion electrically connects the fixing member with an energizing portion provided in the main assembly.
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