Patent ID: 9134653
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image carrying member on which an electrostatic latent image is formed; a development device which includes, the electrostatic latent image formed on the image carrying member is developed into a toner image; a first voltage application portion which applies a first bias to the developer carrying member; a second voltage application portion which applies a second bias to the toner carrying member; and a control portion which controls voltages of the first voltage application portion and the second voltage application portion and drives motors to rotate the developer carrying member and the toner carrying member, wherein the control portion performs, at a time of no image formation, a toner collection mode that includes a first positive rotation step in which in a state where the second bias is set at a higher voltage on a same polarity side as the toner than the first bias, the developer carrying member and the toner carrying member are rotated in a same direction as a direction at a time of image formation and a reverse rotation step in which after the first positive rotation step is performed, in a state where the first bias is set at a higher voltage on the same polarity side as the toner than the second bias, the developer carrying member and the toner carrying member are rotated in a direction reverse to the direction at the time of image formation.