Patent ID: 7941074

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming device configured to form a toner image; and an image conveyance unit configured to be moved between an image forming position where the toner image formed by the image forming device is transferred to a recording material and a retracting position retracted from the image forming device, which is different from the image forming position, and configured to be removable from the image forming apparatus, wherein the image conveyance unit includes: an image conveyance member configured to convey a toner image formed by the image forming device to a transfer portion which transfers the toner image onto a recording material; a protective cover configured to protect a surface of the image conveyance member on which the toner image is formed; a supporting portion configured to movably support the protective cover so that the protective cover approaches the image conveyance member when the image conveyance unit retracts from the image forming position to the retracting position, wherein the protective cover is supported by the supporting portion without being urged in a direction away from the image conveyance member and grounded; and a guide cover adjacent to the protective cover, fixed so that a distance from the image conveyance member does not change even when the image conveyance unit is retracted from the image forming device, configured to protect a surface of the image conveyance member on which the toner image is formed, grounded via a varistor, and configured to guide the recording material to a transfer portion.