Patent ID: 6219505
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus, comprising:an image bearing body having a surface that bears thereon a visible image that is formed through development of an electrostatic latent image by developing agent and that moves along a predetermined moving path in a predetermined moving direction, thereby carrying the visible image;a transfer member positioned in a predetermined transfer position along the moving path, the transfer member transferring the visible image from the image bearing body onto a recording medium;a first paper dust removing member that is positioned in a first predetermined position along the moving path downstream from the predetermined transfer position in the moving direction, the first paper dust removing member contacting the surface of the image bearing body to remove a first component in paper dust that clings to the surface of the image bearing body; anda second paper dust removing member that is positioned in a second predetermined position along the moving path downstream from the first predetermined position in the moving direction, the second paper dust removing member contacting the surface of the image bearing body to remove a second component in the paper dust.