Patent ID: 9541864
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: G03G

Claim:
1. An image-forming apparatus, comprising: an image bearing member which bears a toner image; a movable belt; and a transfer device arranged to face the image bearing member via the belt, the transfer device being provided with a non-conductive sheet member, a conductive sheet member fixed onto the non-conductive sheet member, and an elastic member which presses the non-conductive sheet member towards the belt, wherein the conductive sheet member has a conductive section and an electrical connection path section for supplying voltage from a power source to the conductive section, the connection path section is arranged outside an image formation enabling range, where a toner image can be formed on the image bearing member, in a belt width direction perpendicular to a direction of movement of the belt and parallel to an axis of rotation of the image bearing member, and in a pressing direction of the elastic member, the elastic member, the non-conductive sheet member, and the conductive section are arranged in a line.