Patent ID: 8600259

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: an image bearing member configured to bear a toner image; a transfer portion configured to transfer the toner image from said image bearing member onto a recording material, said transfer portion including a transfer member configured to form a transfer nip between itself and said image bearing member; and a fixing portion configured to fix on the recording material the toner image transferred on the recording material, said fixing portion including a fixing sleeve, a heater contacted to an inner surface of the fixing sleeve, and a pressing roller configured to form a fixing nip between itself and the heater through the fixing sleeve, wherein at least one of the fixing sleeve and the pressing roller is grounded through a first series circuit consisting of a rectifying element and a first resistance element and is grounded through a second series circuit, which is connected to the first series circuit in parallel, consisting of a capacitive element and a second resistance element.