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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming apparatus reusing a recovered carrier, even in the occurrence of a paper jam or the like. SOLUTION: The image forming apparatus has: a transfer belt 40; a cleaning roller 601 coming into contact with the transfer belt, to clean the transfer belt; a cleaning roller cleaning blade 602 cleaning the cleaning roller; a first tank 610 receiving a recovered material recovered by the cleaning roller cleaning blade; a transfer belt cleaning blade 603 coming into contact with the transfer belt, to clean the transfer belt being cleaned by the cleaning roller; a second tank 620 receiving the recovered material; a main control part issuing a contact command or a separation command; and a transfer belt cleaning blade drive part 730 bringing the transfer belt cleaning blade into contact with the transfer belt, or separating the transfer belt cleaning blade from the transfer belt. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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