Patent ID: 8437671
Filing Date: 2013-05-07
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a first image forming unit configured to directly transfer an image onto a transfer sheet being conveyed; an intermediate transfer member onto which an image to be additionally transferred onto the transfer sheet is transferred; a secondary image forming unit configured to transfer an image onto the intermediate transfer member; a secondary transfer unit configured to transfer the image, already transferred on the intermediate transfer member by the secondary image forming unit, onto the transfer sheet, on which the image directly transferred by the first image forming unit is transferred; a fixing unit: a guide member configured to guide the transfer sheet to the fixation position on the vertical conveying path where the transfer sheet is conveyed from the secondary transfer unit to the fixation position, the guide member including: a sensor configured to detect a home position of the guide member as a position to be a basis for changing the angle between the transfer sheet and the contact surface; and a control unit configured to obtain a predetermined condition of the transfer sheet and information on the home position of the guide member from the sensor, and drive the rotating of the guide member by the rotation axis to set the angle between the transfer sheet and the contact surface based on the predetermined condition of the transfer sheet and the information on the home position of the guide member.