Patent ID: 8014709

Claim:
An image forming device comprising: a conveyor belt having a conveying surface on which a recording medium is mounted, the conveying surface conveying the recording medium; an image forming unit that forms an image on the recording medium placed on the conveying surface; and a guide unit that supports and conveys the recording medium to the conveying surface in a conveying direction, the guide unit comprising: a first guide plate that is flexible and having a first distal end portion at a downstream side thereof in the conveying direction and disposed near the conveyor belt; and a second guide plate that is flexible and having a second distal end portion disposed in direct confrontation with the first distal end portion to nip the recording medium in cooperation with the first distal end portion, wherein each of the first distal end portion and the second distal end portion has widthwise center portion and widthwise end portions in a widthwise direction perpendicular to the conveying direction, and wherein the first distal end portion and the second distal end portion are configured to provide a nipping force for nipping the recording medium at the widthwise end portions smaller than that at the widthwise center portion.