Patent ID: 8787788
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: an image holding body that holds an electrostatic latent image; a developing device that develops the electrostatic latent image with a toner and forms a toner image on the image holding body; a transfer member having a fluorocarbon resin dispersion layer at least at a surface layer of the transfer member, fluorocarbon resin being dispersed in the fluorocarbon resin dispersion layer; a first transfer device that first-transfers the toner image, which is formed on the image holding body, on the transfer member; a second transfer device that second-transfers the toner image, which is first-transferred on the transfer member, on a recording medium; and an abrading member that is arranged to come into contact with and be separated from the transfer member and is configured to abrade part of the surface layer of the transfer member when the abrading member contacts the transfer member, wherein the abrading member abrades the deteriorated fluorocarbon resin dispersion layer at the surface of the transfer member, and a new fluorocarbon resin dispersion layer is exposed to the surface of the member.