Image forming apparatus with an air pump for discharging toner

摘要

An image forming apparatus includes a cleaning member for cleaning an image carrier after a toner image on the image carrier has been transferred; a toner recycling device (9) for conveying toner removed by the cleaning member to a developing device; a collection section (130) where the toner removed by the cleaning member is collected; a branch conveyance path (101,102,103), branched from the toner recycling device, for conveying the toner to the collection section; and an air pump (110), provided on the branch conveyance path, for sucking air with the toner; wherein, in use, the toner is conveyed from the cleaning member to the collection section or to the developing device corresponding to whether the air pump operates or does not operate.