Patent ID: 7890034
Filing Date: 2011-02-15
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: a recording material bearing member that bears and conveys a recording material, and that is movable; a first image bearing member that comes into contact with the recording material bearing member, and that bears a color toner image; a first transfer member that electrostatically transfers the color toner image formed on the first image bearing member to a recording material on the recording material bearing member; a second image bearing member, provided on an upstream side from the first image bearing member in a rotation direction of the recording material bearing member, that comes into contact with the recording material bearing member, and that bears a transparent toner image; and a second transfer member that electrostatically transfers the transparent toner image formed on the second image bearing member to the recording material on the recording material bearing member, wherein a second transfer position, where the second transfer member comes into contact with the recording material bearing member, is farther downstream in the rotation direction of the recording material bearing member relative to a center of the second image bearing member than a first transfer position, where the first transfer member comes into contact with the recording material bearing member, in the rotation direction of the recording material bearing member relative to a center of the first image bearing member.