| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming apparatus which is capable of quick processing without pollution in an apparatus main body by avoiding blowout of toner clouds from a cleaner housing when separating a cleaner blade or a seal from an image carrier surface, to prevent the toner from leaking out of the cleaner housing. <P>SOLUTION: In the image forming apparatus wherein a toner image formed on a surface of a photoreceptor drum is transferred to a recording paper through an intermediate transfer belt 16 and the cleaner blade 22 and a seal member 23 are separated from and brought into contact with a surface of the intermediate transfer belt to scrape off/recover toner remaining on the surface so as to prevent leakage of the toner to the outside, a discharge path 24d provided with a filter 25 is set on an upper face side of a seal support member 62, and an air hole 65 connecting with the discharge path is opened to the seal support member. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT |
