Patent ID: 9395654
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a photosensitive member configured to bear a toner image; a transfer unit to which the toner image is primarily transferred from the photosensitive member, and including an endless belt configured to contact the photosensitive member and circularly move, a contact member arranged corresponding to the photosensitive member and configured to contact and be separated from the belt, and a moving member configured to move to cause the contact member to contact and be separated from the belt; a secondary transfer member configured to contact and be separated from an outer peripheral surface of the belt to secondarily transfer the toner image from the belt to a transfer material; and an urging member configured to urge the secondary transfer member toward the transfer unit, wherein the moving member includes an acting portion configured to cause the secondary transfer member to move in a direction opposite to an urging direction of the urging member, and the moving member moves the contact member and the secondary transfer member by sliding in a direction substantially parallel to a surface of the belt configured to contact the photosensitive member.