Patent ID: 7846635

Claim:
An image forming method comprising: charging an image bearing member comprising a substrate, an intermediate layer comprising a charge blocking layer comprising N-methoxy methylated nylon and a moiré prevention layer having a layer thickness of from 2 to 5 μm which comprises a metal oxide and is provided on the charge blocking layer, a photosensitive layer comprising a charge transport layer and a charge generating layer comprising an organic charge generating material; writing a latent electrostatic image on the image bearing member by irradiating the image bearing member with light having a wavelength shorter than 450 nm which the metal oxide absorbs so that carriers can be generated; developing the latent electrostatic image with a toner to form a visualized image; transferring the visualized image to a recording medium; fixing the transferred image on the recording medium; and discharging residual charges on the image bearing member.