Patent ID: 7725046

Claim:
An image forming apparatus, comprising: a photoreceptor for carrying a toner image; an intermediate transfer body onto which the toner image is transferred from the photoreceptor; recording material conveying means for supporting a recording material and conveying the recording material to a transfer point where the recording material conveying means faces the intermediate transfer body, and wherein the toner image is transferred from the intermediate transfer body onto the recording material at the transfer point; a charge imparting device which includes: an ion generating section for generating ions, a first imparting section for imparting charge, with use of the ions generated by the ion generating section, to the toner image transferred onto the intermediate transfer body and having yet to be transferred from the intermediate transfer body onto the recording material, and a second imparting section for imparting charge to the recording material conveying means with use of the ions generated by the ion generating section; and a control section for controlling (i) an amount of charge to be imparted from the first imparting section to the toner image transferred onto the intermediate transfer body and (ii) an amount of charge to be imparted from the second imparting section to the recording material conveying means.