IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming apparatus and an image forming method by which an image defect such as void or character scattering is prevented from occurring by improving the transfer property of toner in an image forming system using an intermediate transfer body. SOLUTION: The image forming apparatus is equipped with a primary transfer means for transferring a toner image formed on an electrophotographic photoreceptor to the intermediate transfer body and a secondary transfer means for transferring the toner image transferred to the intermediate transfer body to transfer material. When the moisture content (mass %) of the respective surfaces of the electrophotographic photoreceptor and the intermediate transfer body is defined as Wa and Wb, (Wa