摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a belt and an image forming means from being soiled by toner. SOLUTION: In this image forming apparatus, image forming stations Y, M, C and K where a corona electrifying means 19 and a developing means 20 are arranged around an image carrier 17 are provided along a transfer belt 14 for every color and the transfer belt and the individual image forming stations are disposed in an oblique direction or a perpendicular direction. The corona electrifying means is equipped with an upward opening part 19a opening upward with respect to the image carrier, and the upward opening part is shifted to the transfer belt side so that it is not superposed on the developing roller exposed part 20a of the developing means. |