Patent ID: 7333761

Claim:
An image forming device, comprising: an image forming unit having an image support member, toner images being formed on the image support member; a transfer member being arranged on a rotation shaft opposite the image support member, and being configured to transfer the toner images formed on the image support member to transfer media; and a transfer media transport guide mechanism being configured to guide transfer media between the image support member and the transfer member, the transfer media transport guide mechanism having a first guide plate arranged on an upstream side of the image support member and the transfer member, a second guide plate, and a support unit, the first guide plate being pivotable on a pivot shaft during an image forming operation including having the transfer media pass through the transfer media transport guide mechanism independent of the rotation shaft, and the second guide plate being non-pivotably supported on the image forming device, the first guide plate being arranged on a transfer member side opposite the second guide plate allowing the transfer media to pass therebetween, and the pivot shaft being arranged on an upstream side of the first guide plate.