Patent ID: 7785762

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: an image bearing member configured to bear a latent electrostatic image 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; and a photosensitive layer comprising a charge transport layer and a charge generating layer comprising an organic charge generating material; an image forming device configured to form the latent electrostatic image on the image bearing member; a developing device configured to develop the latent electrostatic image with a toner to form a visualized image; a transfer device configured to transfer the visualized image to a recording medium; a fixing device configured to fix the transferred image on the recording medium; and a discharging device comprising a light source that provides light having a wavelength shorter than 500 nm configured to optically discharge the image bearing member to remove remaining charges thereon by irradiating the image bearing member with light having a wavelength shorter than 500 nm which is absorbed by the metal oxide in the moiré prevention layer.