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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming apparatus capable of instantly forming an image while suppressing generation of uneven image pitch, even after the rotation of a cleaning body has stopped for a long time. SOLUTION: The image forming apparatus includes: an intermediate transfer belt for, by rotation thereof, transferring a toner image on a surface thereof; a cleaning section for removing remaining toner after the transfer by rotation of a cleaning brush which touches the surface of the intermediate transfer belt in accordance with the transfer of the toner image; a current supply section for supplying a cleaning current (I2) having a predetermined value to the cleaning brush in accordance with the rotation of the cleaning brush; and a control section for controlling them. The control section obtains a current time T1 and a previous rotation end time T2 of the cleaning brush (S37, S39), and when a time period during which the cleaning brush has not rotated, which is calculated from the current time T1 and the rotation end time T2, is equal to or longer than a predetermined time period (S41: YES), sets the cleaning current to "I1" (S43). COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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