Patent ID: 7457573

Claim:
An image forming device, comprising: an image supporter being configured to support a toner image and to rotate; a supply unit being configured to supply sheet like recording media to the image supporter; transferring means for transferring the toner image of the image supporter to one or more sheet like recording media transported by the supply unit; and separating means having a plurality of separation needles arranged along a direction orthogonal to the medium transport direction located downstream in the medium transport direction from the transferring means, for eliminating static charge from the recording medium by applying a separation voltage to the separation needles, and separating the recording medium from the image supporter, the separating means including a transport unit for transporting the recording medium established downstream in the recording medium transport direction from the separation needles, the transport unit having a plurality of transport plates for guiding the transport of the recording medium and arranged in a direction orthogonal to the recording medium transport direction and a conductive member located between the plurality of transport plates, and the conductive member and a tip end of the separation needles being arranged such that the conductive member is visible without interference from the tip end of the separation needles such that a line of sight from the tip end of the separation needles and the conductive member exists, and the conductive member being connected to a ground.