abstract |
By using a nearly spherical toner, it is possible to prevent contamination of a charging member even if there is toner that remains on a photoreceptor without being cleaned in a cleaning process after transfer and reaches the charging process. An image forming apparatus is provided. A latent image carrier 1 that carries a latent image, a charging unit 2 that includes a charging member 2a disposed in proximity to the latent image carrier 1, and an average circularity of 0.93 to 1.00. An image forming apparatus including a developing unit 4 using a developer containing toner, wherein the relationship between the maximum static friction coefficient (μ1) of the latent image carrier 1 and the maximum static friction coefficient (μ2) of the charging member 2a is μ1> μ2. Device. [Selection] Figure 1 |