Image forming apparatus

摘要

An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member; a charging member contactable to the image bearing member to electrically charge the image bearing member, wherein a cleaning operation is capable in at least one of a period before start of charging operation of the charging member for an area of the image bearing member which is going to be an image area and a period after completion of the changing operation for the image area; wherein a cleaning condition of the cleaning operation is changed in accordance with a number of continuous image forming operations in at least one job. <IMAGE>