Patent ID: 7596346
Filing Date: 2009-09-29
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus for forming a toner image onto a transfer material, the image forming apparatus comprising: an image bearing member; a transfer section for transferring the toner image on said image bearing member onto the transfer material; a conveyor for conveying the transfer material to a transfer position where the toner image is transferred by said transfer section; a first guide for forming a guiding surface in said image bearing member side on a conveyance path between the transfer position and said conveyor; and a second guide for forming a guiding surface opposed to said first guide, wherein said first guide comprises a support member and a guiding member, which is supported by said support member and projected from said support member in a down stream side of a conveyance direction, said guiding member having a moving portion, which is capable of elastically being deformed, and wherein said guiding member is formed so that a thickness of said guiding member becomes thin from an upper stream of the conveyance direction to a downstream of the conveyance direction, wherein said guiding member comprises a plurality of elastic sheets having different length.