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1. An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material, comprising:
a main assembly to which a cartridge including an image bearing member on which a latent image is formed and including a developing device for developing the latent image on said image bearing member is detachably mountable; and a transfer unit, detachably mountable to said main assembly separately from said cartridge, for transferring a developer image formed on said image bearing member, wherein said developing device includes a developer carrying member and is movable between a contact position where said developer carrying member is contacted to said image bearing member and a spaced position where said developer carrying member is spaced from said image bearing member, and wherein said transfer unit includes a developing device contact-and-separation mechanism for moving said developing device between the contact position and the spaced position. |
