Image forming apparatus provided with pre-transfer charger

摘要

An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive drum rotatable, a developer disposed near the photosensitive drum for developing an electrostatic latent image into a toner image, a transfer disposed on a downstream of the developer for transferring the toner image onto copy paper, and a pre-transfer charger disposed between the developer and the transfer for charging the photosensitive drum at a specified level to assure a smooth transfer of the toner image from the photosensitive drum to the copy paper, the charger including a casing formed with a guide portion for guiding the copy paper to the transfer.