Patent ID: 7315722

Claim:
An image forming apparatus, comprising: at least one electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising: an electroconductive substrate, a photosensitive layer located overlying the electroconductive substrate, and a protective layer located overlying the photosensitive layer and serving as an outermost layer, wherein the protective layer has an average abraded thickness not greater than 1 μm after the electrophotographic image forming apparatus produces 100,000 images; at least one charger configured to charge the at least one electrophotographic photoreceptor; at least one irradiator configured to irradiate the at least one electrophotographic photoreceptor to form an electrostatic latent image thereon; at least one image developer configured to develop the electrostatic latent image with a toner to form a toner image on the at least one electrophotographic photoreceptor; at least one transferer configured to transfer the toner image onto a transfer sheet; and at least one cleaner configured to clean a surface of the at least one electrophotographic photoreceptor, wherein the cleaner comprises a cleaning brush comprising a base cloth implanted with at least one fiber and impregnated with a resin.