A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic
image forming apparatus, wherein the main assembly includes a motor, a main assembly
side gear for receiving driving force from the motor, a hole defined by twisted
surfaces, the hole being substantially coaxial with the gear, and a main assembly
side grounding contact provided in the hole, the process cartridge includes an
electrophotographic photosensitive drum; process mechanisms actable on the photosensitive
drum; and a projection engageable with the twisted surfaces, the projection being
provided at a longitudinal end of the photosensitive drum, wherein when the main
assembly side gear rotates with the hole and projection engaged with each other,
rotational driving force is transmitted from the gear to the photosensitive drum
through engagement between the hole and the projection; and a cartridge side grounding
contact electrically connected with the electrophotographic photosensitive drum
for electrically grounding the electrophotographic photosensitive drum when the
process cartridge is mounted to the main assembly of the apparatus, the cartridge
side grounding contact being provided on the projection so as to be electrically
connectable with the main assembly side grounding contact.