Image forming apparatus and image forming method

摘要

The image forming apparatus in accordance with the present invention comprises an image forming substrate (11) for forming an electrostatic latent image on a surface of the image forming substrate; a developing device supplying liquid developer to the electrostatic latent image to form a developed image on the image forming substrate; an intermediate transfer medium (27) having a primary transferring position to which the developed image on the image forming substrate is transferred primarily by contacting the image forming substrate and a secondary transferring position transferring secondarily the developed image to a paper (P) by contacting the paper; an intermediate transfer medium cleaning device (30) adhering and removing material stuck to a surface of the intermediate transfer medium, which contacts in a place after passing through the secondary transferring position and before passing through primary transferring position; and a paper cleaning device (37) positioned in a conveying path of a conveying device to transport the paper to the secondary transferring position, and adhering and removing material stuck to a contact surface of the paper to the intermediate transfer medium by contacting the contact surface, in order to prevent paper dust etc. stuck to the paper from adhering to the intermediate transfer medium when the secondary transferring step is carried out.