Patent ID: 7822374

Claim:
An image formation device, comprising: an electrostatic latent image holding body having an latent image formation surface on which an electrostatic latent image is formed, the latent image formation surface being provided to be parallel with a main scanning direction and to move in a direction perpendicular to the main scanning direction; a developer supply unit configured to supply developer to the electrostatic latent image holding body to form, on the latent image formation surface, a developer image corresponding to the electrostatic latent image; a developer transfer unit located to face the electrostatic latent image holding body while sandwiching a developer image holding body between the developer transfer unit and the electrostatic latent image holding body, the developer transfer unit being configured to transfer the developer image formed on the latent image formation surface to a developer image holding surface of the developer image holding body; and a contacting member configured to contact the latent image formation surface at a stage which is after formation of the developer image on the latent image formation surface and before transfer of the developer image to the developer image holding surface by the developer transfer unit.