Patent ID: 7020432

Claim:
A recording medium conveying device for use in an image forming apparatus including image bearing members configured to bear visual images, visual image forming devices configured to form the visual images on the image bearing members, a two-side transfer device configured to transfer the visual images on the image bearing members onto both sides of a recording medium held on a recording medium holding member, at least two of the image bearing members disposed adjacent one another on a same side of the two-side transfer device, the recording medium holding member configured to move in a predetermined direction, and a fixing device configured to fix the visual images transferred onto the both sides of the recording medium, the conveying device comprising: at least one recording medium supporting member configured to support the recording medium, wherein the recording medium conveying device is positioned at a recording medium conveying path between the two-side transfer device and the fixing device, the recording medium conveying device configured to convey the recording medium from the two-side transfer device to the fixing device while supporting a non-image portion of the recording medium by the at least one recording medium supporting member.