Patent ID: 6603941
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus comprising:an image bearing body; charging means for charging said image bearing body; developing means for forming a developer image by developing, with developer, an electrostatic image formed on said image bearing body; transferring means for transferring the developer image to an image-receiving member; first charge-applying means, provided at a downstream side of said transferring means and at an upstream side of said charging means in a moving direction of said image bearing body, for charging a residual developer remaining on said image bearing body after a transfer effected by said transferring means to a polarity opposite to a normal charging polarity of the developer; and second charge-applying means, provided at a downstream side of said first charge-applying means and at the upstream side of said charging means in the moving direction of said image bearing body, for charging the residual developer charged by said first charge-applying means to a same polarity as the normal charging polarity of the developer; wherein said charging means applies a charge to the residual developer charged by said second charge-applying means.