Image forming apparatus

摘要

In one embodiment, an image forming apparatus has an image carrier, a transfer unit, and a spacer. The spacer is detachably attached between the image carrier and the transfer unit. When having been attached to the transfer unit, the spacer makes the image carrier and the transfer unit to be separated.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
an image carrier having a toner image carrying surface; a conveying unit configured to convey a recording medium to the image carrier; a transfer unit provided in the conveying unit and configured to form a nip with the image carrying surface, and configured to transfer a toner image from the toner image carrying surface to the recording medium, the transfer unit including a transfer roller and a contact roller provided coaxially with the transfer roller; and a spacer detachably provided on the transfer unit to separate the image carrier and the transfer unit, wherein
the transfer roller forms the nip with the toner image carrying surface within an image forming region of the toner image carrying surface where the toner image is formed when the spacer is detached from the transfer unit, andthe contact roller is positioned to contact the toner image carrying surface outside of the toner image forming region of the toner image carrying surface when the spacer is detached from the transfer unit.