Patent ID: 8045911
Filing Date: 2011-10-25
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: an image carrier; a toner image forming section which forms a toner image on the image carrier; a transfer section having a transfer output, wherein the transfer section transfers the toner image formed on the image carrier to an intermediate transfer member or a recording sheet; a cleaning section which includes a blade to remove toner particles remaining on the image carrier after the toner image is transferred by the transfer section, wherein toner particles having a first polarity are adhered on the blade after the toner image is transferred by the transfer section; and a control section which executes a blade cleaning mode after the toner image is transferred by the transfer section, wherein the control section controls the transfer output to allow toner particles having a second polarity to remain on the image carrier to be delivered to the blade, wherein the controlled transfer output is stopped as changing a setting of the transfer output, wherein the first polarity and second polarity are opposite in electric charge.