Image forming device including a cleaning device

An image forming device comprising:

• a belt configured to engage in circulating movement along a circulation path;
• a drive roller configured to transmit a driving force to said belt;
• a cleaning member configured to contact the belt and clean the belt;
• a roller arranged opposite said cleaning member and sandwiching the belt with the cleaning member;
• a roller driver configured to cause said roller arranged opposite the cleaning member to rotate so as to impart motive force to said belt;
• and
• a transfer device configured to transfer developer to a recording medium on said belt at a transfer position which represents a starting point of the circulation path, wherein said drive roller is provided downstream of the transfer position in the circulation path, and said cleaning member is provided downstream of said drive roller.

An image forming device comprising:

• a drive roller;
• a follower roller;
• a belt wound around the drive roller and the follower roller and configured to engage in circulating movement in a first direction along a circulation path;
• at least one transfer device configured to transfer developer to a recording medium on the belt at a transfer position;
• a cleaning member which rotates in a direction opposite to the first direction of movement of said belt at a location where the cleaning member contacts said belt, and is configured to contact the belt and clean the belt;
• a roller different from the drive roller arranged opposite the cleaning member and sandwiching the belt with the cleaning member;
• and
• a roller driver configured to cause the roller arranged opposite the cleaning member to rotate so as to impart motive force to the belt,
• wherein, with respect to the circulating movement of the belt in the first direction from the transfer position, the drive roller is arranged downstream of the transfer position and the follower roller is arranged further downstream from the transfer position than the drive rollers,
• wherein the drive is a first roller along the circulation path downstream of the transfer position.

An image forming device comprising:

• a drive roller;
• a follower roller;
• a belt wound around the drive roller and the follower roller and configured to engage in circulating movement in a first direction along a circulation path;
• at least one transfer device configured to transfer developer to a recording medium on the belt at a transfer position;
• a cleaning member which rotates in a direction opposite to the first direction of movement of said belt at a location where the cleaning member contacts said belt, and is configured to contact the belt and clean the belt;
• a roller different from the drive roller arranged opposite the cleaning member and sandwiching the belt with the cleaning member;
• and
• a roller driver configured to cause the roller arranged opposite the cleaning member to rotate so as to impart motive force to the belt,
• wherein, with respect to the circulating movement of the belt in the first direction from the transfer position, the drive roller is arranged downstream of the transfer position and the follower roller is arranged further downstream from the transfer position than the drive roller,
• further comprising a plurality of the transfer devices, wherein each transfer device transfers a different color developer,
• wherein at least one of the transfer devices has a transfer position which represents a starting point of the circulation path, wherein the drive roller is provided downstream of the transfer position in the circulation path, and the cleaning member is provided downstream of the drive roller.