Patent ID: 6356733
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus comprising:a transferring device equipped with an endless rotating member for transferring a recording sheet while holding the recording sheet on a surface of said rotating member by rotating said rotating member, said transferring device having a first position, a second position and a third position in this order along a rotation path of said rotating member; an image forming portion for forming an image on the recording sheet being transferred from the first position to the second position by said transferring device, said image forming portion being provided between the first position and the second position so as to face said transferring device; an inverting portion for receiving the recording sheet having an image formed by said image forming portion and transferred to the second position by the transferring device, inverting the recording sheet, and feeding the inverted recording sheet to said transferring device at the third position; and a cleaning device for cleaning the surface of said rotating member passing between the second position and the third position, wherein said cleaning device is provided between the second position and the third position.