Patent ID: 7715777
Filing Date: 2010-05-11
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image carrier; a charger that applies an electric charge to the image carrier; an image forming section that forms an electrostatic latent image on the image carrier and forms a developed image by developing the electrostatic latent image; a transferring-fixing section that transfers the developed image from the image carrier and fix the image onto a recording medium; a cleaning member that cleans an unnecessary substance adhering onto a surface of the image carrier by abutting against the surface of the image carrier, the unnecessary substance being caused by the application of the electric charge by the charger, the cleaning member being capable of moving between an abutment position where the cleaning member abuts against the surface of the image carrier and a separation position where the cleaning member is separated from the image carrier; and a cleaning member moving section that moves the cleaning member from the separation position to the abutment position in accordance with a surface resistance of the surface of the image carrier.