Patent ID: 9746821
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: G03G

Claim:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an open/close member provided to an image forming apparatus body so as to be openable and closable by turning about a first turning support point; and a second transfer member attached to the open/close member so as to be rotatable about an axis of a second turning support point which is provided to the open/close member and to be positioned at an operation position with a positioning projecting portion contacting a positioning recessed portion provided to the image forming apparatus body, a distance between the first turning support point and an outer peripheral end of the positioning projecting portion at a time when the open/close member is opened being shorter than the distance at a time when the second transfer member is at the operation position; and holding members that rotatably support the second transfer member and integrally include a support portion, the support portion being provided with a turning portion that is rotatably mounted to the second turning support point, the turning portion having an opening portion that is wider than a thickness of the second turning support point, wherein while the open/close member is closing by rotating about the axis of the first turning support point, the positioning projecting portion first comes in contact with a guide surface of the positioning recessed portion, the guide surface being located on a downstream side along a rotating direction of the open/close member, and then the second transfer member is guided to the operation position by rotating about the axis of the second turning support position.