| 摘要 |
An object of the present invention is to provide an image forming apparatus that has an image bearing body, charging device for charging the image bearing body, developing device for forming a developer image by developing, with developer, an electrostatic image formed on the image bearing body, transferring device for transferring the developer image to an image-receiving member, first charge-applying device, provided on a downstream side of the transferring device and on an upstream side of the charging device in a moving direction of the image bearing body, for charging a residual developer remaining on the image bearing body after a transfer effected by the transferring device to a polarity opposite to a normal charging polarity of the developer, and second charge-applying device, provided on a downstream side of the first charge-applying device and on the upstream side of the charging device in the moving direction of the image bearing body, for charging the residual developer charged by the first charge-applying device to a same polarity as the normal charging polarity of the developer, wherein the charging device applies a charge to the residual developer charged by the second charge-applying device.
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