An electrophotographic image forming apparatus to which a cartridge is
detachably mountable for forming an image on a recording medium. The
apparatus includes a main body electrical contact member having a main
body electrical contact electrically connected to a cartridge electrical
contact to supply electric power to an electric power supplied member of
the cartridge when the cartridge is mounted on the apparatus main body.
The main body electrical contact is movable relative to the apparatus
main body. The apparatus also includes an electrical contact cover member
having an exposed portion for exposing the main body electrical contact,
and covering the main body electrical contact member, and attached to the
main body electrical contact member so that the exposed portion is
movable relative to the main body electrical contact member. The
electrical contact cover member is moved so that the two contacts are
electrically connected together in the exposed portion.