IMAGE FORMING DEVICE

摘要

An image forming device includes an image carrying member that is rotatable, a development unit that develops an image on the image carrying member, a transfer unit that transfers a developed toner image from the image carrying member to a transferred member, a cleaning unit making contact with the surface of the image carrying member, a lubricant application unit that applies a lubricant to the surface of the image carrying member; and a switching control unit that switches a development condition of the development unit between a first mode in which the lubricant applied to the surface of the image carrying member is unlikely to be moved to the development unit and a second mode other than the first mode. The development condition is set at the first mode at a time of no image formation such that the lubricant is applied to the image carrying member.

主权项

1. An image forming device comprising:
an image carrying member that is rotatable; a charging unit that uniformly charges a surface of the image carrying member; an exposure unit that exposes the image carrying member whose surface is uniformly charged to form an electrostatic latent image; a development unit that is opposite the image carrying member, that includes a developer carrying member which carries a developer containing a toner and which rotates and transports the developer to a position opposite the image carrying member and that develops, with the developer, the electrostatic latent image formed on the surface of the image carrying member; a transfer unit that transfers a developed toner image from the image carrying member to a transferred member; a cleaning unit that is provided on a downstream side in a direction of rotation of the image carrying member with respect to the transfer unit and that makes contact with the surface of the image carrying member to clean the surface of the image carrying member; a lubricant application unit that applies a lubricant to the surface of the image carrying member; and a switching control unit that switches a development condition of the development unit between a first mode in which the lubricant applied to the surface of the image carrying member is unlikely to be moved to the development unit and a second mode other than the first mode, wherein the development condition is set at the first mode at a time of no image formation such that the lubricant is applied to the surface of the image carrying member by the lubricant application unit.