Patent ID: 7082284

Claim:
An apparatus for forming an image, comprising: a photoreceptor element; a charging section to charge said photoreceptor element; an exposing section to expose an electrostatic latent image on said photoreceptor element; a developing section to develop said electrostatic latent image with toner so as to form an toner image; an intermediate transfer element; a first transferring section to transfer said toner image formed on said photoreceptor element onto said intermediate transfer element; a second transferring section to further transfer said toner image, transferred onto said intermediate transfer element by said first transferring section, onto a transfer material; a lubricant supplying section to supply a lubricant, which includes at least a fatty acid calcium salt, onto said photoreceptor element in such a manner that said lubricant is added to said toner; and a polishing section to polish a surface of said intermediate transfer element, wherein said polishing section includes a brush roller having fibers in which a titanium oxide serving as an abrasive material is mingled, and polishes said surface of said intermediate transfer element in such a manner that said brush roller is driven to rotate in a state of directly contacting said intermediate transfer element.