Patent ID: 9383712
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: a developer bearing member which bears developer to which additive particles have been added; an image bearing member which bears a developer image obtained by developing an electrostatic image, by contacting the developer bearing member; a cleaning member which cleans a surface of the image bearing member by contacting the image bearing member; and an intermediate transfer member for bearing the developer image transferred from the image bearing member, wherein a first operation in which the image bearing member makes rubbing contact with the cleaning member is carried out in a state where the image bearing member is separated from both the intermediate transfer member and the developer bearing member; a second operation in which the developer bearing member temporarily is placed to contact the image bearing member and in which the additive particles are supplied to a contact portion between the cleaning member and the image bearing member, can be carried out during the first operation.