Patent ID: 9158238
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a plurality of image carriers each carrying a toner image; a movable and electrically conductive intermediate transfer belt to which toner images are primarily transferred from the plurality of image carriers; a plurality of stretch members that stretch the intermediate transfer belt; a current supply member that contacts the intermediate transfer belt and supplies current to the intermediate transfer belt; a contact member disposed between the stretch members in such a way as to contact a primary transfer surface side of the intermediate transfer belt to which the toner images are transferred from the plurality of image carriers; and a voltage maintenance element that is connected to the contact member and at least one of the stretch members, wherein the stretch member to which the voltage maintenance element is connected and the contact member maintain a predetermined potential or more with the current flowing from the current supply member to the intermediate transfer belt.