Patent ID: 7430377
Filing Date: 2008-09-30
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: a photosensitive unit body detachably mounted to the image forming apparatus, the photosensitive unit body including a charging unit, an image carrier, a cleaning unit, and a lubricant applying unit; the image carrier, on which an electrostatic latent image is formed, configured to carry the latent image and supported on the photosensitive unit body; the charging unit configured to charge the image carrier; a latent image forming unit configured to form the latent image on the image carrier; a developing unit configured to form a toner image on the image carrier; a transferring unit configured to transfer the toner image to a recording medium; the cleaning unit configured to clean toner remaining on the image carrier with a cleaning blade; the lubricant applying unit supported on the photosensitive unit body, the lubricant applying unit including a solid lubricant and a brush-shaped roller and being configured to apply the solid lubricant to the surface of the image carrier by scraping the solid lubricant with the brush-shaped roller; and a detecting unit configured to detect whether the image carrier is brand new, wherein the lubricant applying unit is configured to operate when the detecting unit detects that the image carrier is brand new.