| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent image irregularity caused by contamination on a charging member 102 in an image forming apparatus that includes an image carrier 101 which can rotate and carries a developer, the charging member 102 which can rotate and charges the image carrier, and a transfer means 106 which transfers the developer from the image carrier to a transfer material P. SOLUTION: The image forming apparatus has an inorganic particle supply means 111 for supplying inorganic particles S having perovskite crystals with an average particle diameter D of 0.03 to 0.50 [μm] to the surface of the image carrier 101, a rubbing means 111 for rubbing the surface of the image carrier after the developer is transferred to a transfer material while the inorganic particles are present, and a rotatable cleaning member 103 to be in contact with the charging member to clean the surface of the charging member. The cleaning member is an elastic member having a surface roughness Rzc in an amount 5 to 500 times the average particle diameter D. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT |
