Patent ID: 7024150

Claim:
An image forming apparatus, comprising: a photosensitive body; a cleaning member that removes contaminants adhering to a surface of the photosensitive body by contacting and pressing the surface of the photosensitive body; a moving device that moves the cleaning member between a position where the cleaning member contacts the surface of the photosensitive body and a position where the cleaning member is positioned at a distance from the surface of the photosensitive body; and a controller that controls the moving device at a predetermined timing for contacting the cleaning member to the surface of the photosensitive body, wherein the cleaning member includes a contacting member that contacts the photosensitive body and a support member that supports the contacting member, the support member includes an elastic body and the contacting member is made of a fiber material, and the contacting member includes paper which is made from only virgin pulp with 15% or less by weight of a filler mixed therein.