CURL DETECTOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

To provide a curl detector which can improve detection accuracy compared to the case in which a curl state of a recording medium is detected during conveyance, and an image forming apparatus.SOLUTION: A curl detector includes a pressing part which presses a recording medium at a pressing position on one side in a conveyance direction in the state in which the recording medium to be conveyed along a reference plane stops, and a detection part which detects a degree of separation of the recording medium from the reference plane at a position different from the pressing position in the conveyance direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3 【課題】搬送中に記録媒体のカール状態を検知する場合と比較して、検出精度を向上するカール検出装置及び画像形成装置の提供を目的とする。【解決手段】基準面に沿って搬送される記録媒体を停止した状態で搬送方向一方側の押え位置で前記記録媒体を押える押え部と、前記押え位置と搬送方向に異なる他の位置で前記基準面からの前記記録媒体の離れ度合を検出する検出部と、を備えたカール検出装置。【選択図】図３