Patent ID: 8002271
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming unit that forms an image on a surface of a conveyed sheet; a guide that guides the sheet conveyed from the image forming unit; at least one correction roller that is located downstream of the guide in a conveyance direction of the sheet, wherein the correction roller corrects a curl of the conveyed sheet when contacting the conveyed sheet, and the correction roller is supported on a cover that covers the image forming unit; a plurality of rollers disposed opposite the correction roller along the periphery of the correction roller, the rollers nipping the sheet with respect to the correction roller; and a plurality of ribs which project from the cover to a side in which the plurality of rollers are disposed; a guide member that is disposed between the plurality of ribs, the guide member comprising: wherein each one of the plurality of rollers is disposed on an opposite side of a sheet conveying path from the correction roller, and contacts a surface of the sheet, and the each roller is disposed in a position that is offset from a position in which the correction roller is disposed along an axial direction of the correction roller, wherein an amount of projection of the guide rib becomes larger along the conveyance direction of the sheet compared to an amount of projection of each of the plurality of ribs that project from the cover.