An image forming apparatus includes a rotatable image bearing member for
bearing a toner image, a toner image forming member for forming the toner
image, a transfer member for transferring the toner image onto a transfer
material, and a cleaning member for electrostatically collecting toner
remaining on the image bearing member after the toner image is
transferred onto the transfer material by being supplied from the power
source a voltage which has an absolute value smaller than an absolute
value of an electrical discharge start voltage and a preset polarity. The
image forming apparatus is capable of executing a toner discharge mode
for discharging toner from the cleaning member by applying, from the
power source to the cleaning member, a voltage which has an absolute
value equal to or larger than the absolute value of the electrical
discharge start voltage and an identical polarity to the preset polarity.