Patent attributes
An image forming device includes a transfer unit having a photosensitive drum and a transfer roller, a fixing unit including a press roller and a heating roller, and a guide member on a non-image-forming surface side of the recording medium between the transfer and fixing units. At a transfer nip where the transfer roller contacts the drum, a developer image is transferred onto the recording medium. At a fixing nip where the press roller impinges upon the heating roller, the developer image is fixed onto the recording medium. The guide member guides the recording medium into the fixing unit and includes a grounded conductive member and ribs, which control contact of the recording medium with the conductive member by protruding towards the non-image-forming surface of the recording medium. The conductive member and the ribs are formed parallel with a line that connects the transfer nip and the fixing nip.
