Patent ID: 8036573
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: an image carrying member; an image writing unit configured to form an electrostatic latent image on the image carrying member; a development unit configured to develop the electrostatic latent image on the image carrying member as a toner image; a transfer device configured to transfer the toner image from the image carrying member to a transfer member; a charging device configured to selectively charge the image carrying member and toner adhered on the image carrying member at a given timing; a toner charge control device, being disposed between the transfer device and the charging device along a surface moving direction of the image carrying member, the toner charge control device configured to control a polarity of charge and charging voltage level of toner remaining on the image carrying member after the toner image is transferred to the transfer member, the toner charge control device, including: