Patent ID: 8224191
Filing Date: 2012-07-17
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a photosensitive drum, that is cylindrical, on which an electrostatic latent image is formed; a shield member provided in a vicinity along a rotation axis direction of the photosensitive drum and having an opposite face side to the photosensitive drum opened; a discharge wire laid across the shield member along the rotation axis direction of the photosensitive drum; a timing detection section detecting a maintenance timing of a consumable item associated with image forming; a display section configured to be able to display various information including a prompt for maintenance work of the consumable item to a user on a display screen; a display control section making a determination on whether maintenance of the consumable item is required, based on a detection result in the timing detection section, and when a determination that maintenance of the consumable item is required is made as a result of the determination, performing control of displaying a prompt for cleaning work of the discharge wire to the user together with a prompt for the maintenance work of the consumable item to the user on the display screen of the display section; and an answer acquisition section acquiring an answer from the user as to whether the cleaning work of the discharge wire is carried out with use of a wet-type cleaner; and a power feeding control section making a determination on whether the cleaning work of the discharge wire is carried out with use of a wet-type cleaner, based on the content of the answer in the answer acquisition section, and when a determination that the cleaning work of the discharge wire is carried out is made as a result of the determination, performing control of halting power feeding to predetermined functional sections in an apparatus body only for a predetermined stand-by time.