Patent ID: 8005401

Claim:
An image forming apparatus, comprising: a plurality of photoreceptors aligned in a predetermined direction; a belt configured to move in the predetermined direction and face the plurality of photoreceptors, wherein the belt is ring-shaped and the plurality of photoreceptors is located at a front surface side of the belt; a charge removal member located at a back surface side of the belt and between two photoreceptors adjacent to each other in the predetermined direction, wherein the charge removal member is configured to remove charge of the belt, and wherein the charge removal member includes a needle-shaped portion that tapers off to an end portion facing the belt; a conductive member located at the front surface side of the belt and between the two photoreceptors adjacent to each other in the predetermined direction, wherein the conductive member is located at a downstream side of the charge removal member in the predetermined direction, and is provided with a surface facing the belt; and a wall member extending along the charge removal member, wherein the wall member is located at the back surface side of the belt and extends toward a back surface of the belt beyond the charge removal member, wherein the wall member and the conductive member face each other with the belt therebetween.