Patent ID: 7962078

Claim:
An image forming apparatus, comprising: an image forming mechanism which forms a toner image; a toner image carrier which carries the toner image; a transfer unit including, a transferor which opposes the toner image carrier to form a transfer nip at which the toner image on the toner image carrier is transferred onto a recording medium, a pre-transfer guide which guides the recording medium to the transfer nip, the pre-transfer guide being disposed on an upstream side from the transfer nip relative to a recording medium conveyance direction, a post-transfer guide which guides the recording medium away from the transfer nip, the post-transfer guide being disposed on a downstream side from the transfer nip relative to the recording medium conveyance direction, and a first positioning member which positions the transferor with respect to the toner image carrier; a second positioning member which engages with the first positioning member, the second positioning member being provided in a main body of the image forming apparatus; an application member which applies pressure to the transfer unit; a pivot around which the transfer unit rotates, the pivot being provided on one of the main body of the image forming apparatus and the transfer unit; and an elongate hole which engages with the pivot and through which the pivot is movable in a longitudinal direction of the elongate hole, the elongate hole being provided on the other of the main body of the image forming apparatus and the transfer unit.