Patent ID: 7639975

Claim:
A color image forming apparatus comprising: a first development device which develops an electrostatic image on a first image bearing member with toner of a color other than black so as to form a toner image and collects toner on the first image bearing member; an image receiving member to which the toner image is transferred; a first transfer member which forms a nip portion for nipping the image receiving member with the first image bearing member and transfers the toner image on the first image bearing member electrostatically to the image receiving member; a second development device which develops an electrostatic image on a second image bearing member with black toner so as to form a toner image and collects the toner on the second image bearing member; and a second transfer member which forms a nip portion for nipping the image receiving member with the second image bearing member and transfers the toner image on the second image bearing member electrostatically to the image receiving member, wherein the position of the second transfer member relative to the second image bearing member in the moving direction of the image receiving member is farther on the downstream side relative to the position of the first transfer member relative to the first image bearing member.