It is intended to provide an image forming apparatus capable of conducting
charge adjustment of post-transfer residual toner appropriately by
securing a contact area of a temporarily-collecting member and an
electrode, without applying excessive deformation load to the
temporarily-collecting member. There are arranged a brush roller for
temporarily collecting post-transfer residual toner, and an electrode of
which inwardly-curved face being in contact with the brush roller in a
toner charge apparatus. Thereby, charged-in-opposite-polarity toner, out
of post-transfer residual toner, is collected by the brush roller,
polarity of the toner is reversed to original polarity, and then,
returned to a photosensitive drum. The inner face of the electrode, i.e.,
a contact face of the electrode and the brush roller is formed in an
inwardly-curved face. Thereby, a large contact area and light pushing
force of the electrode to the brush roller can go together.