Patent ID: 6944416
Filing Date: 2005-09-13
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image bearing member; a charging device for charging said image bearing member; a developing device for developing an electrostatic image formed on said image bearing member with developer to form a developer image; a transfer device for transferring said developer image from said image bearing member onto an image receiving member; and a developer charging member for charging residual developer on said image bearing member, said developer charging member being disposed in contact with said image bearing member at a location on the downstream side of said transfer device and on the upstream side of said charging device in a moving direction of said image bearing member; wherein a DC voltage applied to said developer charging member has a slope at the start of the application of said DC voltage, and an absolute value of the slope is selectable from a first value and a second value which is greater than said first value.