| 摘要 |
An image forming apparatus forms an excellent-quality image by using a recycle developer obtained by recovering a developer remaining on an image carrier. The apparatus includes: an image carrier on which a developer image is formed, and which transfers the formed developer image to a material to be transferred at a transfer position; plural developing units supplying developer of corresponding colors to the image carrier; a cleaner disposed downstream of the transfer position in the rotating direction of the image carrier with respect to the image carrier, removing the developer remaining on the surface of the image carrier, and recovering the removed developer; a recycle developer storage unit storing the developer recovered by the cleaner therein; a recycle developer developing unit supplying the developer stored in the recycle developer storage unit to the image carrier; and a control unit controlling a recycle developer adjustment by supplying the developer from at least one of the plural developing units to the image carrier, forming a developer image on the image carrier, allowing the developer image to pass through the transfer position without being transferred onto the material to be transferred, and allowing the developer of the developer image to be recovered in the cleaner to supply the developer to the recycle developer storage unit.
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