Patent ID: 8862014

Claim:
An electrophotographic image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material, said electrophotographic image forming apparatus comprising: a main assembly frame; a belt member provided inside of said main assembly frame; a movable member, movably supported by said main assembly frame, for supporting and moving a cartridge, said movable member being movable between (i) a first position in which an electrophotographic photosensitive member carried on said movable member is contacted to said belt member, and a latent image can be formed on said electrophotographic photosensitive member, and (ii) a second position in which said electrophotographic photosensitive member is spaced from said belt member inside said main assembly frame, and said movable member being movable between the second position and (iii) a third position in which said cartridge is mountable and demountable relative to said movable member outside of said main assembly frame; and a main assembly side electrical contact provided in said main assembly frame, wherein said main assembly side electrical contact is electrically connected with an electrical contact provided on said cartridge carried on said movable member when said movable member is positioned at the first position, wherein said main assembly frame is provided with a door for opening and closing an opening through which said movable member passes, and wherein said movable member is moved from the second position to the first position in interrelation with a closing operation of said door, and said movable member is moved from the first position to the second position in interrelation with an opening operation of said door.