| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the occurrence of banding, without being affected by the changes in the speed of an image carrier. <P>SOLUTION: The image forming apparatus includes a latent image formation means for forming an electrostatic latent image on the image carrier 3; a developing means 6a for developing the electrostatic latent image into a toner image; a primary transfer means 13 for transferring the toner image to an intermediate transfer body 12; and a secondary transfer means for further transferring the toner image transferred to the intermediate transfer body onto a recording medium. The image forming apparatus has a member which performs a separation/contact operation or a drive/stop operation in an image non-formation area on the intermediate transfer body or an area on the image carrier, which corresponds to the area. After a position farther downstream of the position where the separation/contact operation or the drive/stop operation is performed passes through a primary transfer position T1, the latent image is formed by the latent image forming means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI |
