| 摘要 |
An image forming apparatus includes an endless transfer member and a plurality of image forming units. The endless transfer member is arranged at a transverse position in the image forming apparatus, and has a circulatory rotating lower surface at a predetermined angle to a horizontal plane declining in a rotation direction of the endless transfer member. The plurality of image forming units perform a color image forming operation and are arranged next to one another under and facing the endless transfer member such that, in any two immediately adjacent image forming units of the plurality of image forming units, one of the any two immediately adjacent image forming units at an upstream position in the rotation direction of the endless transfer member has a portion overhanging the other one of the any two immediately adjacent image forming units. An image forming method is also described. |
