Patent ID: 8903264

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: a first roller and a second roller spaced apart from the first roller; a belt being endless and extending around the first roller and the second roller, the belt being configured to move in a moving direction, the belt having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface extending from the first roller to the second roller in the moving direction, the second surface extending from the second roller to the first roller in the moving direction; a photosensitive member disposed facing the first surface of the belt and configured to carry a developer image thereon; a transfer member disposed facing toward the photosensitive member and configured to transfer the developer image on the photosensitive member; and a conductor electrically grounded and disposed facing the second surface of the belt and facing toward the second roller, wherein the conductor and the belt extending around the second roller are disposed with a distance therebetween that is shorter at a downstream portion of the second roller in the moving direction of the belt than at an upstream portion of the second roller.