Patent ID: 9235155
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: a first image forming section including an image supporting member and a developer supporting member, and configured to form an auxiliary layer, the image supporting member being configured to support a latent image on a surface thereof, and the developer supporting member being configured to support, on a surface thereof, a developer that is to be supplied to the image supporting member and allows the latent image to be developed; a second image forming section including an image supporting member and a developer supporting member, and configured to form an image layer, the image supporting member being configured to support a latent image on a surface thereof, and the developer supporting member being configured to support, on a surface thereof, a developer that is to be supplied to the image supporting member and allows the latent image to be developed; and a controller configured to control the first image forming section and the second image forming section to allow a first velocity and a second velocity to be different from each other, the first velocity being a traveling velocity of the surface of the developer supporting member in the first image forming section, and the second velocity being a traveling velocity of the surface of the developer supporting member in the second image forming section.