Patent ID: 7680449

Claim:
An image-forming apparatus comprising: a developing-agent-image-forming section configured to affix a charged-developing agent to a surface of a recording medium in a pattern corresponding to an image; a fixing section configured to fix the image in the developing agent on the recording medium; and a recording-medium guide section disposed between the developing-agent-image-forming section and the fixing section to face a back surface of the recording medium and configured to guide transport of the recording medium bearing the image formed at the developing-agent-image-forming section to the fixing section, wherein the recording-medium guide section comprises: a guide member having a facing surface in opposition to the back surface of the recording medium and a plurality of ribs provided on the facing surface in a standing condition; and an electrically conductive member having opening portions for allowing exposure therethrough of a portion of the facing surface of the guide member and the ribs of the guide member toward the back surface of the recording medium, and configured to cover the remaining portion of the facing surface, wherein the electrically conductive member is configured such that the opening portions are greater in width than portions covering the facing surface, wherein the facing surface has an electrical insulation property, and wherein the rib and the opening portion are formed along the recording-medium transport direction, and the width of the opening portion is along a direction which is perpendicular to the recording-medium transport direction.