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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2008
Susumu Taniguchi, Osaka, JP;
Susumu Taniguchi, Osaka, JP;
Kyocera Mita Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
In an image forming apparatus, a pre-transfer guide () is provided immediately before a transfer nip portion formed by an intermediate transferring belt () and a transferring roller (). The pre-transfer guide () extends in a width direction of a sheet conveying path, and projections () are formed on opposite end portions of the pre-transfer guide () on sides outer than an area on which a sheet is conveyed. The intermediate transferring belt () is driven in a state where a tension is applied to some extent, so that it may bow in a thickness direction on a running path. However, in an area immediately before the transfer nip portion, the projections () retains a distance between the sheet and the intermediate transferring belt () to be greater than a predetermined distance.