IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

摘要

An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrier; a transfer belt facing a surface of the image carrier, forming a nip serving as a transfer position with the image carrier, and configured to transfer a toner image formed on the surface of the image carrier to a recording paper sheet with a transfer bias of opposite polarity to the surface of the image carrier; a fixing section configured to heat the sheet having the transferred toner image thereon to fix the toner image; and a static eliminator disposed downstream of the transfer position in a direction of conveyance of the sheet and configured to expose a back surface of the sheet opposite to the surface having the transferred toner image thereon to a DC discharge having the same polarity as the transfer bias and directed toward a position where the sheet separates from the transfer belt.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
an image carrier having a surface on which a toner image is to be formed; a transfer belt provided facing the surface of the image carrier, forming a nip serving as a transfer position with the image carrier, and configured to transfer the toner image formed on the surface of the image carrier to a recording paper sheet with a transfer bias of opposite polarity to the surface of the image carrier; a fixing section configured to apply heat to the recording paper sheet having the toner image transferred thereto by the transfer belt and thus fix the toner image on the recording paper sheet; and a static eliminator disposed downstream of the transfer position in a direction of conveyance of the recording paper sheet being conveyed by the transfer belt, the static eliminator being configured to expose a back surface of the recording paper sheet opposite to the surface having the toner image transferred thereto to a DC discharge having the same polarity as the transfer bias of the transfer belt and directed toward a position where the recording paper sheet separates from the transfer belt.