IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

An image forming apparatus includes a toner image forming section, a transfer section, a fixing section and a guide. The toner image forming section forms a toner image on an image carrier. The transfer section transfers the toner image onto a sheet. The fixing section is arranged at a downstream si...

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1. Verfasser: ISHIDA, Kazufumi
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Zusammenfassung:An image forming apparatus includes a toner image forming section, a transfer section, a fixing section and a guide. The toner image forming section forms a toner image on an image carrier. The transfer section transfers the toner image onto a sheet. The fixing section is arranged at a downstream side in a sheet conveyance direction with respect to the transfer section. The fixing section fixes the toner image on the sheet. The guide is arranged between the transfer section and the fixing section in the sheet conveyance direction. The guide regulates the sheet conveyance direction towards the fixing section. The downstream end of the guide in the sheet conveyance direction has a shape of being curved or inclined in a direction different from the sheet conveyance direction.