Kyocera document solutions inc. (20240411262). IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Organization Name

kyocera document solutions inc.

Inventor(s)

Susumu Taniguchi of Osaka-shi (JP)

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240411262 titled 'IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Original Abstract Submitted

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.