Patent ID: 8995862
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: at least one image bearing member; a developing device for forming a developer image by developing a latent image formed on a surface of said image bearing member; a cleaning device, including a cleaning blade which is in contact with said image bearing member and which has elasticity, for collecting a developer on said image bearing member; discriminating means for discriminating whether or not a cleaning sequence in which an amount of the developer to be conveyed to said cleaning device is adjusted is to be performed; and stop detecting means for detecting stop of an operation of said image forming apparatus, wherein when the operation of said image forming apparatus is resumed after said stop detecting means detects the stop of the operation of said image forming apparatus, said discriminating means discriminates, before said image bearing member is operated, whether or not the cleaning sequence is to be performed.