Patent ID: 6965742

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: an image bearing member, which bears a toner image; a charging member to which a charging voltage is applied to charge said image bearing member; a transfer member to which a first transfer voltage of a polarity opposite to a polarity of the charging voltage is applied to transfer the toner image on said image bearing member to a recording material at a transfer position; and a controlling portion for controlling a voltage applied to said transfer member, wherein said controlling portion changes the voltage applied to said transfer member from said first transfer voltage to 0 V before a trailing edge of the recording material passes said transfer position, and thereafter changes the voltage to a second transfer voltage after the trailing edge of the recording material passes said transfer position, said second transfer voltage having the same polarity as said first transfer voltage, and an absolute value of a voltage value of said second transfer voltage being smaller than an absolute value of a voltage value of said first transfer voltage.