Patent ID: 7280798

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: an image bearing member for bearing a toner; a first conveyance member which conveys a recording material; a second conveyance member which forms a transfer nip with said image bearing member and conveys a recording material, said second conveyance member being provided downstream of said first conveyance member in a conveyance direction of the recording material; and a charge elimination member which is provided between said first conveyance member and said second conveyance member to eliminate charges on the recording material; wherein a toner image on said image bearing member is transferred at the transfer nip, wherein said charge elimination member provided apart from a line on which a leading edge of the recording material moves and faces a conveyance path of the recording material, wherein a conveyance speed of the recording material by said first conveyance member is faster than a conveyance speed of the recording material by said second conveyance member, whereby a loop of the recording material conveyed by said first conveyance member is enlarged so that the recording material comes close to said charge elimination member.