Patent ID: 7532853
Filing Date: 2009-05-12
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming device for forming images on a recording medium comprising: a transfer unit including a photosensitive drum and a transfer roller, wherein when a recording medium is held at a transfer nip, the transfer roller is configured to impinge upon said photosensitive drum and transfer a developer image on said photosensitive drum onto said recording medium; a fixing unit including a press roller and a heating roller, wherein when said recording medium is held at a fixing nip, the press roller is configured to impinge upon the heating roller to fix the developer image on said recording medium; and a guide member provided between said transfer unit and said fixing unit, said guide member configured to guide said recording medium into said fixing unit along a transport path, wherein said guide member includes a grounded conductive member and ribs, the ribs configured to control contact of said recording medium with said conductive member by protruding towards the transport path, and wherein said conductive member and said ribs are formed parallel with a line that connects said transfer nip and said fixing nip.