Image forming apparatus including a brush cleaning mechanism

摘要

An image forming apparatus (1) which includes an image carrier (5) configured to form a latent image and a cleaning mechanism configured to clean the image carrier (5) and including a fur brush (161) having a brush bunch (120) with a radially-spreading top end portion. The cleaning mechanism further includes a solid lubricant (162) configured to provide lubricant to the image carrier (5) and a spring (163) configured to give pressure to the solid lubricant (162) towards the fur brush (161) with a predetermined pressure.