Image forming apparatus incorporating therein ozone filtering mechanism

An image forming apparatus, comprising:

• a rotatable photosensitive member in a housing;
• a short focus image forming element array for exposure provided above said photosensitive member;
• image transfer means disposed beneath said photosensitive member;
• developing means provided on one side between said image forming element array and said image transfer means;
• cleaning means provided on the other side between said image forming element array and said image transfer means, said cleaning means being disposed in contact with said photosensitive member, for removing the residual developer from the image bearing member;
• guiding means, disposed upstream of the contact between said cleaning means and the photosensitive member with respect to movement of the photosensitive member, for guiding the developer removed from the member away from the surface thereof;
• a stopper member, mounted to a side of said cleaning means which is remote from the photosensitive member, for stopping the leading edge of the transfer material which incidentally comes to said cleaning member;
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• an ozone filter provided at the side of said cleaning means.