Patent ID: 7742721

Claim:
A transferring device installed in an image forming apparatus, comprising: an image bearing member configured to bear toner images on a surface of the image bearing member; a transferring member configured to contact the image bearing member to form a transferring nip between the image bearing member and the transferring member, wherein the toner images are transferred to a recording medium at the transferring nip; a lubricant supplying member configured to supply a lubricant to a surface of the transferring member; a transferring member cleaning member configured to remove residual toner from the transferring member, the transferring member cleaning member contacting the surface of the transferring member such that the lubricant supplying member is between the transferring member cleaning member and the transferring nip; and a foreign material removing member configured to remove residual foreign material from the surface of the transferring member at a position between the transferring nip and the transferring member cleaning member.