To provide an ozoneless/cleanerless image forming device constituted, so that image forming operation is stably performed over a long period.
For the image forming device provided with an image carrier 1, a flexible electrifying member 20 forming a contact part (a) with the image carrier 1, electrification accelerating particles M lying in the contract part (a) where the image carrier 1 comes into contact with the electrifying member 20, a developing member 40 for visualizing an electrostatic latent image formed on the image carrier 1 with developer and a control member 42 for controlling the thickness of the developer (t) lying on the surface of the developing member 40, the shape of the developer particle (t) is spherical or nearly spherical, and the developing member 40 is arranged so that it comes into contact with the image carrier 1, directly or via a developer layer.
SAKAIZAWA KATSUHIRO
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