Patent ID: 6507724
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus comprising:a plurality of image bearing members which are disposed along a conveying direction of a transfer material and on which latent images are formed; developing means which are disposed corresponding to said plurality of image bearing members and develop said latent images with developers, respectively; transfer material bearing and conveying means to bear and convey the transfer material; transfer means to sequentially transfer developer images developed on said plurality of image bearing members to the transfer material on said transfer material bearing and conveying means; and a cleaning member which is brought into contact with said transfer material bearing and conveying means and cleans a surface of said transfer material bearing and conveying means, wherein a developer image not to be transferred onto the transfer material is formed only onto an image bearing member disposed downstream in a moving direction of said transfer material bearing and conveying means among said plurality of image bearing members, the developer image is transferred onto said transfer material bearing and conveying means by said transfer means, and said transfer material bearing and conveying means is moved so that the transferred developer image reaches said cleaning member.