Patent ID: 10444656

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a charging member, a charging voltage source, an electrostatic image forming portion, a developing member, a developing voltage source, a transfer portion, a cleaning member, and a controller. The controller effects control so that a peak-to-peak voltage of an AC component of a charging voltage satisfying the following relationship is applied to the charging member to execute a toner supplying operation: 2Vth (V)≤Vpp1 (V)≤(2Vth+200) (V), where a discharge start voltage of a DC component of a charging voltage between the image bearing member and the charging member is Vth (V), and the peak-to-peak voltage of the AC component applied during execution of the toner supplying operation is Vpp1 (V). A peak-to-peak voltage of the AC component applied during image formation is larger than the peak-to-peak voltage Vpp1 (V).