Patent ID: 7398024

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: an image formation section including a photosensitive drum, an electrification unit for evenly electrifying a surface of the photosensitive drum, an exposure unit for writing an electrostatic latent image onto the surface of the photosensitive drum, and a development unit for adhering toner to the surface of the photosensitive drum to form a toner image according to the electrostatic latent image; a transfer unit having a conveyance belt for conveying a recording medium and a transfer roller arranged so as to oppose the photosensitive drum with the conveyance belt interposed therebetween, the transfer unit transferring the toner image formed in the image formation section onto the recording medium in contact with the photosensitive drum; detection means for detecting occurrence of jamming in the apparatus; and control means for controlling operations of the image formation section and the transfer unit and, upon detection of jamming by the detection means, for adhering the toner to a predetermined region on the photosensitive drum and, also, ceasing rotation of the photosensitive drum and driving of the conveyance belt in such a manner that the toner adhesion region stops at a contact position between the photosensitive drum and the conveyance belt, wherein the transfer unit or the photosensitive drum is manually separated to thereby clear jamming.