DESTATICIZING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

摘要

A destaticizing device includes: a first destaticizing member that is disposed at a downstream side in a conveyance direction of a medium relatively to a transfer area where an image held in a surface of an image holder is transferred to the medium, the first destaticizing member being grounded and destaticizing the medium; and a second destaticizing member that is disposed adjacent to the first destaticizing member with respect to the conveyance direction of the medium, the second destaticizing member being grounded and destaticizing the medium.

主权项

1. A destaticizing device comprising:
a first destaticizing member that is disposed at a downstream side in a conveyance direction of a medium relatively to a transfer area where an image held in a surface of an image holder is transferred to the medium, the first destaticizing member being grounded and destaticizing the medium; a second destaticizing member that is disposed adjacent to the first destaticizing member with respect to the conveyance direction of the medium, the second destaticizing member being grounded and destaticizing the medium; and a protective member that is disposed at an inner side of a conveyance path for the medium relatively to a medium-side end portion of the first destaticizing member, the protective member comprising (1) a protection portion that protects the end portion of the first destaticizing member so that the first destaticizing member does not extend outside of the protective member and (2) a support portion that supports the protection portion and also supports the first destaticizing member, wherein the second destaticizing member is supported on the support portion.