Patent ID: 6904251

Claim:
An image forming apparatus, comprising: a plurality of image forming means each including: an image bearing member; and developing means for developing an electrostatic image formed on the image bearing member by use of toner, the developing means being capable of collecting residual toner on the image bearing member; and a transfer member provided to be able to contact the plurality of image bearing members, the transfer member being made of a resin material, wherein the toner used in at least one of the plurality of developing means contains a toner particle group with a particle size of 12.7 μm or more, wherein a ratio of the toner particle group to the entire toner being 1.0% or less in a weight particle size distribution, wherein the transfer member is an intermediate transferring member onto which a toner image is transferred from each of the plurality of image bearing members, and wherein the toner image on the intermediate transferring member is transferred onto a transfer material.