Patent ID: 9075352
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming unit configured to form a developer image on an image carrier using a developer; a transfer unit configured to transfer the developer image formed on the image carrier to a recording material; a removal unit configured to remove developer that was not transferred to the recording material and remains on the image carrier; and a control unit configured to, in order to supply developer to the removal unit, control the image forming unit such that a supplying developer image that is not to be transferred to the recording material is formed on a region of the image carrier that is between developer images that are to be transferred to the recording material, wherein the control unit is further configured to control the image forming unit such that a length of the supplying developer image in a sub-scanning direction is varied depends on a type of the recording material, on which the developer image is transferred before or after the supplying developer image is transferred.