Patent ID: 9395656
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: a plurality of image carriers that carries toner images; a belt that is supported by a plurality of rollers including a support roller and an opposing roller; a transfer roller disposed opposed to the opposing roller via the belt; and a bending roller that bends the belt from outside toward inside and is disposed downstream from the opposing roller and upstream from the support roller, wherein the belt is stretched between the support roller and the bending roller in a first area, the plurality of image carriers contacts the belt in a second area other than the first area, a surface of the belt in the first area is parallel to that of the belt in the second area, and the surface of the belt in the first area is inclined upwardly in a moving direction of the belt, and the surface of the belt in the second area is inclined downwardly in the moving direction of the belt.