Patent ID: 9213270
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a rotatable transfer member configured to carry a toner image thereon; a rotary transfer member to form a transfer nip for transferring the toner image on the transfer member to a recording medium while pressing against the rotatable transfer member; a housing rotatable about a first rotation center together with the rotary transfer member between a closed state to form the transfer nip and an open state eliminating the transfer nip by the rotation about the first rotation center; a guide member, pivotally fixed to the housing at one end of the guide member such that the guide member pivots relative to the housing, to guide the recording medium conveyed through a conveyance path upstream in a direction of rotation of the rotatable transfer member; a support frame to support the rotatable transfer member; a biasing member to bias the guide member in a direction; and a receiving part formed on a surface of the support frame and configured to contact the guide member biased by the biasing member and position the guide member in the closed state of the housing, wherein the receiving part comprises a positioning part to position the guide member; and a guide surface along which the guide member slidably displaces during opening/closing of the housing is on the receiving part.