Image forming apparatus in which toner is recycled between toner applying and cleaning stations

摘要

An image forming apparatus includes both a toner applying station and a toner cleaning station. The toner applying and toner cleaning stations adjoin each other. Each of the stations includes an elongated element which is to be closely spaced to an image surface. A toner removing roller is positioned between the toner cleaning station and the toner applying station and removes toner from particulate cleaning material in the toner cleaning station and supplies it to the toner applying station to conveniently recycle toner. The toner cleaning station includes a rotating magnetic core which moves hard magnetized carrier around a shell providing a soft cleaning brush.