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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yuuji Sawai, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshiaki Motohashi, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/500 ;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus including an intermediate transfer body for carrying a color image, a transferring device for conveying a recording medium while causing the recording medium to bend toward and move along a part of the intermediate transfer body at an upstream side in a direction of conveyance in a transfer region in which a color image on the intermediate transfer body is transferred to the recording medium, and a contact assisting member positioned upstream of the transfer region in the direction of conveyance for maintaining the recording medium and the intermediate transfer body in close contact with each other.