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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2022
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Susumu Taniguchi, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus () includes: an intermediate transfer belt (B) provided in a body housing (); an opening/closing unit (); a second transfer roller () provided in the opening/closing unit () and in contact with the intermediate transfer belt (B) when the opening/closing unit () is closed; a guide member () provided in the opening/closing unit () turnably and guiding a sheet to a contact area between the intermediate transfer belt (B) and the second transfer roller (); a conductive sheet () covering the guide member (); and a conductive spring () provided in the opening/closing unit () and biasing the guide member () toward the intermediate transfer belt (B) via the conductive sheet () to press the guide member () to the body housing (), wherein when the opening/closing unit () is opened, the guide member () is in contact with the conductive spring () by gravity.