| abstract |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming apparatus and an image forming method contributing to improvement of image quality. An image carrier that repeats rotation and stop, a charger that charges the surface of the rotating image carrier, and a rotating post-charging device that is disposed downstream of the charger in the rotation direction of the image carrier. An exposure device that irradiates the surface of the image carrier with exposure light to form a latent image, and is disposed downstream of the exposure device in the rotational direction, and transports toner to the surface of the image carrier by repeatedly driving and stopping. A developing device for developing a latent image formed on the surface of the rotating image carrier with the toner to form a toner image, and air existing between the charging device and the developing device, the charging device and the exposure device A first exhaust means for exhausting the developing device during driving through a first flow path avoiding both of A second exhaust unit that exhausts air around the object to be applied after the image carrier stops rotating through a second flow path that avoids the surface of the image carrier; [Selection] Figure 1 |