Patent ID: 6879801

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: a first image bearing member; a movable, second image bearing member; first transferring means for transferring a toner image on said first image bearing member to said second image bearing member at a first transferring portion; second transferring means for transferring the toner image on said second image bearing member to a transferring material at a second transferring portion; a first charging member provided at a downstream side of said second transferring portion and at an upstream side of said first transferring portion in a moving direction of said second image bearing member; a second charging member provided at the downstream side of said second transferring portion and at an upstream side of said first charging member in the moving direction of said second image bearing member; and voltage applying means for applying voltage to said first and second charging members, wherein said voltage applying means applies the voltage to said first and second charging members to transfer toner adhered to said first and second charging members onto said second image bearing member.