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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming apparatus which is capable of quick processing without pollution in an apparatus main body by reducing toner clouds staying in a cleaner housing to avoid blowout of large quantities of floating toner from the cleaner housing when separating a cleaner blade or a seal from an image carrier surface. 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, an air inlet 65 which is opened to a seal support member 62 to allow air drawn to the surface of the intermediate transfer belt to flow into a cleaner housing 63 and an air outlet 66 which is opened to a housing defining member 63a to allow the air flowing into the air inlet to flow out as it is are provided. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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