Image forming apparatus

Abstract

An image forming apparatus for forming a latent image on a photosensitive member, developing the latent image by a developing device, transferring the developed image onto a sheet, and cleaning a residual toner remaining on the photosensitive member after transferring by the developing device. The image forming device has a shaver which shaves the surface of the photosensitive member within a range of about 2 .mu.m or greater but less than 15 .mu.m, within 7,000 rotations of the photosensitive member. Further the toner for developing the latent image satisfies the following conditions: 55.degree. C..ltoreq.Tg 80.degree. C..ltoreq.Ti.ltoreq.120.degree. C. 100.degree. C..ltoreq.Tm.ltoreq.135.degree. C., wherein Tg is a glass transition temperature, Ti is a softening point at a moment a plunger of a flow tester starts to drop, and Tm is a softening point at a moment the plunger of the flow tester has dropped 6 mm.

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