| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce malfunctions of an image forming apparatus and to improve the durability (lifetime) of the image forming apparatus.SOLUTION: In an image forming apparatus according to the invention in which an electrostatic latent image formed on the surface 1a of an image carrier 1 is developed with developer and imaged and the thus formed developer image is transferred to paper P, an electrostatic cleaning member 82 that electrostatically cleans off developer remaining on the surface of the image carrier is arranged upstream in the direction of rotation of the image carrier from a plate-like cleaning member 85 that cleans off developer remaining on the surface of the image carrier by coming into contact with the surface from a direction counter to the direction of rotation of the image carrier. Lubricant application means 9 is arranged downstream of the plate-like cleaning member 85 in the direction of rotation of the image carrier. |
