JP6221531B2 - Image forming apparatus - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus.

  Printed on a roll-shaped print medium (hereinafter also referred to as “linerless label paper”) that has an adhesive surface and does not have a release paper on the adhesive surface, such as tape and label paper without backing paper. There is known an image forming apparatus such as a label printer that is cut into a length of 2 to obtain a print medium piece (hereinafter also referred to as “label piece”).

  As a conventional image forming apparatus, there is known an apparatus in which a print medium is guided by a conveyance guide member such as a platen member, and the conveyance guide member is provided with a plurality of ribs for supporting the print medium (Patent Document 1).

JP 2001-315993 A

  By the way, when guiding a print medium such as a linerless label paper by a conveyance guide member, it is necessary to ensure the flatness of the print medium in an area facing the image forming area, while when sending it downstream after image formation, If the adhesive surface of the print medium sticks to the rib of the conveyance guide member and the conveyance load increases, stable conveyance cannot be performed.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to enable stable conveyance by reducing the conveyance load of a print medium while ensuring flatness during image formation. .

In order to solve the above problems, an image forming apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention provides:
Image forming means for forming an image on a print medium;
Conveying means for conveying the print medium opposite to the image forming means,
The conveying means is
A conveyance guide member for guiding the print medium facing the image forming unit;
The transport guide member is provided with a plurality of ribs for supporting the print medium,
The plurality of ribs on the downstream side in the medium conveyance direction with respect to the arrangement density of the plurality of ribs on the upstream side in the medium conveyance direction within a region facing the image forming area by the image forming unit in a direction orthogonal to the medium conveyance direction The arrangement density was low .

  According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the transport load of the print medium while ensuring the flatness during image formation and perform stable transport.

FIG. 2 is a front explanatory view of a mechanism unit of an example of an image forming apparatus according to the present invention. It is principal part front explanatory drawing with which it uses for description of a printing medium. It is a plane explanatory view of the conveyance guide member in a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective explanatory view of the conveyance guide member in a 2nd embodiment of the present invention. It is a plane explanatory drawing similarly. It is a perspective explanatory view of a conveyance guide member in a 3rd embodiment of the present invention. It is a plane explanatory drawing similarly. It is a perspective explanatory view of a conveyance guide member in a 4th embodiment of the present invention. It is a plane explanatory drawing similarly. It is front explanatory drawing of the rib of the conveyance guide member in 5th Embodiment of this invention. It is principal part front explanatory drawing with which it uses for description of 6th Embodiment of this invention. It is principal part front explanatory drawing which uses for description of 7th Embodiment of this invention. It is principal part front explanatory drawing which uses for description of 8th Embodiment of this invention.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, an example of an image forming apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a front explanatory view of a mechanism part of the image forming apparatus, and FIG. 2 is a front explanatory view of a main part for explaining a print medium.

  In the image forming apparatus, a sheet feeding unit 101 serving as a sheet feeding device, an image forming unit 102 serving as an image forming unit, a transport unit 103 serving as a transport unit, and a discharge unit serving as a paper discharge transport unit are included in the apparatus main body 100. And a paper transport unit 104. Further, a discharge port 105 is provided as a discharge port portion for discharging the print medium 2 on which an image is formed to the outside of the apparatus main body 100, and guide means for guiding the roll-shaped print medium 2 when the print medium 2 is transported and pulled back. 106.

  A roll body 4 in which the print medium 2 is wound in a roll shape is loaded in the paper supply unit 101.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 2, the printing medium 2 has an adhesive layer (hereinafter referred to as “adhesive surface”) 2b on one surface of a medium (hereinafter also referred to as “printing surface”) 2a capable of forming an image. It is a continuum formed. And this printing medium 2 is the linerless label paper made into the roll shape in the state which has not affixed the mount (release paper, separator) on the adhesive surface 2b.

  The roll body 4 is fitted into a spool 5, and the spool 5 is a first roller 111, a second roller 112, and a third roller 113, which are first to third rotating bodies arranged at both ends on the roll holder member 6. It is held rotatably at three points.

  In the present invention, the “spool” is not limited to a member that is provided separately from the core member and is used by being fitted into the core member. 4 may be formed integrally with the core member. Further, when the core member of the roll body 4 is directly held, such a core member is also included in the “spool”.

  The image forming unit 102 includes a carriage 12 on which a recording head 11 including a liquid discharge head as an image forming unit that discharges droplets onto the print medium 2 is mounted. The carriage 12 is movably held by the main guide member 13 and the sub-guide member 14 and is reciprocated in a direction (main scanning direction) perpendicular to the transport direction of the print medium 2. As a result, the recording head 11 can reciprocate.

  Here, the recording head 11 is a liquid ejection head having two nozzle rows, and the two recording heads 11 are mounted on the carriage 12. The four nozzle rows of the two recording heads 11 eject ink droplets of black (K), cyan (C), magenta (M), and yellow (Y), respectively. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a line-type head can also be used.

  Ink supply to the recording head 11 is performed by supplying ink of a required color from an ink cartridge 15 that is replaceably mounted to the apparatus main body 100 to a head tank (not shown) mounted on the carriage 12 via a supply tube 16. In this method, ink is supplied from the head tank to the recording head 11.

  Further, ink waste liquid generated by a maintenance operation for maintaining and recovering the performance of the recording head 11 is discharged and stored in a waste liquid tank 17 that is replaceably attached to the apparatus main body 100.

  The image forming unit 102 is not limited to the form of the liquid ejection head, and various image forming units that form an image in contact and non-contact can be used.

  The conveyance unit 103 sends the upstream rotating member pair including the conveyance roller 22 and the opposing roller 24 that are fed toward the image forming unit 102 with the print medium 2 interposed therebetween, and sends the print medium 2 on which the image is formed to the downstream side. A downstream rotating body pair including a paper discharge roller 23 and a pressure roller 25 is provided.

  A conveyance guide member 27 that guides the print medium 2 to face the recording head 11 is disposed between the conveyance roller 22 and the opposing roller 24, the paper discharge roller 23, and the pressure roller 25.

  The paper discharge transport unit 104 cuts the print medium 2 to a desired length on the downstream side in the transport direction of the receiving member 30 that guides the print medium fed from between the paper discharge roller 23 and the pressure roller 25. A cutter unit 31 serving as a cutting means for forming a print medium piece (label piece) 200 is disposed.

  The cutter unit 31 has a lower blade 31b formed on the downstream end surface of the receiving member 30 that receives the print medium 2, and a cutting blade (upper blade: cutter) 31a that cuts the print medium 2 between the lower blade. Then, the cutter 31a moves in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction, thereby cutting the print medium 2.

  A discharge roller 32 and a spur roller 33 facing the discharge roller 32 are disposed on the downstream side of the cutter unit 31. The discharge roller 32 and the spur roller 33 hold the leading end of the label piece 200 that has been cut by the cutter unit 31 in a state of being sent to the discharge port 105 that is a discharge port portion of the apparatus main body 100.

  Here, the surface holding the label piece 200 of the discharge roller 32 is subjected to, for example, a non-adhesive process (a process in which the adhesive surface does not adhere) so that the adhesive surface 2b of the label piece 200 can be peeled off. In this case, the discharge roller 32 itself can be formed of a peelable material.

  In addition, a paper sensor 34 that detects the presence or absence of the print medium 2 is disposed. The paper sensor 34 can be constituted by a photo sensor or a combination of a mechanical lever and a photo sensor.

  The guide means 106 includes a second roller 42 serving as a separation roller disposed on the upstream side of the image forming unit 102 on the downstream side of the opposing roller 24 that also serves as the first roller constituting the conveying unit 103, and the opposing roller 24. And a third roller 43 disposed on the opposite side of the second roller 42, and an endless guide belt 44 is hung between the opposing roller 24, the second roller 42, and the third roller 43. It is turning.

  Here, the guide belt 44 is, for example, a belt-like member that uses polyimide as a base material and has a release layer (for example, silicone coating) on the surface layer to improve the release property from the adhesive surface 2 b of the printing medium 2.

  The counter roller 24, the second roller 42, and the third roller 43 are rotatably held by the holder member 45. The holder member 45 is disposed so as to be rotatable about a shaft 46. The holder roller 45 is positioned so that the opposing roller 24 faces the conveying roller 22, and the opposing roller 24 is separated from the conveying roller 22 between the opposing roller 24 and the conveying roller 22. It is possible to displace it from the position where it is opened.

  When the roll body 4 is loaded and the printing medium 2 is set on the protective belt 21, the gap between the opposing roller 24 and the conveying roller 22 is opened, and when the printing medium 2 is conveyed, the opposing roller 24 is moved to the conveying roller 22 side. Press on. Therefore, the opposing roller 24 is pressurized toward the conveying roller 22 by a pressing means such as a spring. The second roller 42 is also pressed against the protective belt 21 by a pressing means such as a spring.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, the image forming is described with the adhesive surface 2b of the print medium 2 facing the conveyance guide member 27. However, the image forming is performed on the adhesive surface 2b of the print medium 2. It can also be. In this case, it is preferable to perform a non-adhesive treatment (a treatment in which the adhesive surface does not adhere) on the surface of the guide belt 44 described above.

  In the image forming apparatus configured as described above, the print medium 2 drawn out from the roll body 4 loaded in the paper feeding unit 101 is sandwiched between the transport roller 22 and the opposing roller 24. By rotating the transport roller 22, the print medium 2 is transported while being guided by the transport guide member 27, and a desired image is formed by the recording head 11 of the image forming unit 102.

  The printing medium 2 on which the image is formed is sent to the paper discharge conveyance unit 104 between the paper discharge roller 23 and the pressure roller 25, and is cut at a required position by the cutter unit 31 to become a label piece 200. And the spur roller 33 are held in a state where they can be extracted from the discharge port 105 of the apparatus main body 100.

  Further, the guide means 106 prevents the print medium 2 from being caught in the opposing roller 24 at the time of conveyance and pullback, particularly when an image is formed on the adhesive surface 2b side of the print medium 2.

  In other words, even if the surface of the opposing roller 24 is non-adhesive, the adhesive roller 2b of the printing medium 2 is stuck to the peripheral surface of the opposing roller 24 only by the opposing roller 24 because the curvature of the opposing roller 24 is small. There is a possibility of getting involved. In this case, it is only necessary to increase the curvature of the opposing roller 24. However, in this case, the area of the nip region between the opposing roller 24 and the conveying roller 22 is reduced, and a stable conveying force cannot be obtained.

  Therefore, during conveyance, the printing medium 2 is conveyed while being pressed by the guide belt 44, and the guide belt 44 is reliably separated from the printing medium 2 by the second roller 42 serving as a separation roller having a large curvature, so that the opposing roller during conveyance 24 is prevented from being caught.

  Also, when the print medium 2 is pulled back, the adhesive surface 2 b side of the print medium 2 is received by the guide belt 44 to prevent the print medium 2 from being caught by the counter roller 24.

  At the stage where the image formation is completed and the print medium 2 is cut by the cutter unit 31, the tip of the print medium 2 is at the position of the cutter unit 31, and the area facing the image forming unit 102 of the print medium 2 is unused. It becomes an area. If the next image forming operation is resumed, the unused area of the print medium 2 is wasted. Therefore, the print medium 2 is pulled back in the pull-back direction (the direction opposite to the transport direction) to a position where the front end of the print medium 2 is in front (upstream side) of the image forming unit 102.

  Next, the conveyance guide member in 1st Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory plan view of the conveyance guide member.

  The conveyance guide member 27 is provided with a plurality of ribs 28 from the upstream side in the medium conveyance direction toward the downstream side in the medium conveyance direction.

  Here, in the direction perpendicular to the medium conveyance direction, the density of the plurality of ribs 28 on the most upstream side (A part) in the medium conveyance direction of the image forming area by the recording head 11 is the highest in the medium conveyance direction of the conveyance guide member 27. The arrangement density of the plurality of ribs 28 on the downstream side (B portion) is low.

  Thereby, the conveyance load can be suppressed and stable conveyance can be performed, and the flatness of the print medium 2 in the image forming area facing the recording head 11 can be ensured.

  That is, since the arrangement density of the plurality of ribs 28 is lower on the downstream side in the medium conveyance direction than the image forming area, the number of ribs 28 in contact with the print medium 2 is reduced, and the conveyance load of the print medium 2 is reduced. Stable conveyance of the printing medium 2 can be performed. On the other hand, in the image forming area where flatness needs to be ensured, the arrangement density of the ribs 28 is increased, thereby increasing the area for supporting the print medium 2 and ensuring flatness.

  In this embodiment, the arrangement density of the plurality of ribs 28 is lower than the arrangement density of the plurality of ribs 28 on the most upstream side in the medium conveyance direction of the image forming area even at the upstream side (C portion) of the image forming area. doing. Thereby, it is possible to reduce the transport load when the printing medium 2 is fed into the image forming area.

  Next, the conveyance guide member in 2nd Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated with reference to FIG.4 and FIG.5. FIG. 4 is an explanatory perspective view of the conveyance guide member, and FIG.

  In this embodiment, three types of ribs 28a, 28b, and 28c having different lengths from the most upstream end in the medium conveyance direction of the conveyance guide member 27 to the downstream side in the medium conveyance direction are repeatedly arranged in a direction orthogonal to the medium conveyance direction. doing.

  In the direction perpendicular to the medium conveyance direction, the plurality of types of ribs 28a, 28b, and 28c are arranged on the most upstream side (A portion) in the medium conveyance direction of the image forming area by the recording head 11, whereas the conveyance guide member Only the ribs 28a are arranged on the most downstream side (B portion) in the medium conveying direction 27. Therefore, the arrangement density on the most downstream side in the medium conveyance direction is lower than the arrangement density on the most upstream side in the medium conveyance direction of the image forming area by the recording head 11.

  Thereby, the same effect as the first embodiment can be obtained. In addition, since the plurality of types of ribs 28a, 28b, and 28c are all formed in the direction along the medium transport direction, the resistance to the print medium 2 is reduced.

  Also in the image forming area, a plurality of types of ribs 28a, 28b, and 28c are all arranged on the upstream side (A part) in the medium transport direction, whereas the ribs 28a are arranged on the downstream side (D part) in the medium transport direction. 28b are arranged. Therefore, even in the image forming area by the recording head 11, the arrangement density on the downstream side in the medium conveyance direction is lower than the arrangement density on the upstream side in the medium conveyance direction.

  Thereby, the conveyance load can be further reduced and stable conveyance can be performed.

  That is, the print medium 2 is fed so as to incline and press obliquely from above on the conveyance guide member 27 so as to follow the conveyance guide member 27 from the upper side. Accordingly, it is difficult to obtain flatness on the upstream side in the medium conveyance direction of the image forming area immediately after being fed, and if the gap between the ribs is wide, the pressed print medium 2 is pushed between the ribs and becomes indented. For this reason, ribs with a high arrangement density are required on the upstream side in the medium conveyance direction of the image forming area.

  On the other hand, even in the same image forming region, since the print medium 2 is already sent in a substantially horizontal direction on the downstream side in the medium conveyance direction, the print medium 2 can be supported in a planar shape. It suffices if there is a rib having an arrangement density of.

  Therefore, even in the same image forming region, the arrangement density of the ribs on the downstream side in the medium conveyance direction can be made lower than the arrangement density on the upstream side in the medium conveyance direction. As a result, the total area of the ribs in contact with the print medium 2 can be reduced as compared with the case where the ribs in the image forming area are arranged in accordance with the arrangement density of the ribs on the upstream side in the medium conveyance direction, thereby reducing the conveyance load. And stable conveyance is possible.

  Next, the conveyance guide member in 3rd Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated with reference to FIG.6 and FIG.7. FIG. 6 is an explanatory perspective view of the conveyance guide member, and FIG. 7 is an explanatory plan view of the same.

  In the present embodiment, the ribs 28 are arranged radially from the most upstream end in the medium conveyance direction of the conveyance guide member 27 toward the most downstream side in the medium conveyance direction. Therefore, the interval in the direction orthogonal to the medium conveyance direction of the ribs 28 increases as going downstream in the medium conveyance direction.

  In other words, in the direction orthogonal to the medium conveyance direction, the downstream side of the conveyance guide member 27 in the medium conveyance direction is higher than the arrangement density of the plurality of ribs 28 on the most upstream side (part A) in the medium conveyance direction of the image forming area by the recording head 11. The arrangement density of the plurality of ribs 28 in (B section) is lower.

  Thereby, the same effect as the first embodiment can be obtained.

  Also in the image forming area, the arrangement density of the plurality of ribs 28 on the downstream side in the medium conveyance direction (D section) is lower than the arrangement density of the plurality of ribs 28 on the upstream side in the medium conveyance direction (A section). ing.

  Thereby, the same effect as that of the second embodiment can be obtained.

  Further, by forming the ribs in this manner, the ribs can be prevented from being damaged by hooking the end portions or the like since the end portions of the ribs are not arranged in the conveyance surface of the conveyance guide member 27.

  Thereby, the strength of the rib can be reduced, the rib width can be narrowed to reduce the contact area with the print medium 2, and the transport load can be further reduced.

  Next, the conveyance guide member in 4th Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated with reference to FIG.8 and FIG.9. FIG. 8 is an explanatory perspective view of the conveyance guide member, and FIG. 9 is an explanatory plan view of the same.

  In the present embodiment, the plurality of ribs 28 of the conveyance guide member 27 are formed in a planar and honeycomb shape, and the arrangement length (distance) is the same as that in the second embodiment.

  Even in this case, the same effects as those of the second embodiment can be obtained, and the ribs are also present in the lateral direction shown in FIG. 9, so that the flatness of the print medium 2 in the image forming area is more reliably ensured. Can be secured.

  Next, the conveyance guide member in 5th Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is an explanatory front view of a rib of the conveyance guide member.

  In the present embodiment, the concave portion 128 is formed on the side of the rib 28 that contacts the print medium 2 to reduce the contact area, thereby reducing the conveyance load.

  In this case, the downstream end of the concave portion 128 in the medium conveyance direction is formed to rise at an obtuse angle θ1 to prevent the leading end of the print medium 2 from being caught by the concave portion 128.

  In addition, the ribs 28 adjacent to each other in the direction perpendicular to the medium conveyance direction are configured so that the position of the concave portion 128 is different (the position indicated by the solid line and the position indicated by the broken line) to prevent the leading edge of the print medium 2 from being caught by the concave portion 128. doing.

  Next, a sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is an explanatory front view of a main part for explaining the embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, the nip portion 122 between the conveyance roller 22 and the counter roller 24 is disposed closer to the recording head 11 than the guide surface 27 a of the conveyance guide member 27. The guide surface 27a is a virtual surface formed by the surfaces (top portions) of the plurality of ribs 28 on the recording head 11 side.

  With this configuration, the print medium 2 is sent so as to strike the guide surface 27a of the transport guide member 27 obliquely from the recording head 11 side.

  Thereby, when the adhesive surface 2 b is supported and guided by the rib 28 of the conveyance guide member 27, the leading end portion of the print medium 2 can be smoothly fed onto the conveyance guide member 27.

  At this time, the portion of the conveyance guide member 27 to which the leading end portion of the print medium 2 is fed has a large conveyance load, and therefore, it is preferable that the arrangement density of the ribs 28 on the upstream side of the image forming area is low.

  Next, a seventh embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is an explanatory front view of a main part for explaining the embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, the transport guide member 27 is inclined obliquely from the upstream side in the medium transport direction to the downstream side in the medium transport direction at the upstream end portion 27b in the medium transport direction as viewed from the direction orthogonal to the medium transport direction. It has a falling shape.

  That is, in the configuration of the sixth embodiment, the upstream end portion in the medium transport direction has a shape that follows the front end portion of the print medium 2 that is obliquely fed toward the transport guide member 27 from between the transport roller 22 and the opposing roller 24. The shape of the portion 27b is formed.

  As a result, the print medium 2 can be fed more smoothly following the conveyance guide member 27. As in the sixth embodiment, it is preferable that the arrangement density of the ribs 28 in the portion to be fed is preferably low.

  Next, an eighth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is a front view of relevant parts for explaining the embodiment.

  In this embodiment, the nip portion 123 between the paper discharge roller 23 and the pressure roller 25 is disposed on the opposite side of the recording head 11 with respect to the guide surface 27 a of the transport guide member 27.

  Thus, the print medium 2 is pressed against the downstream end portion 27c of the transport guide member 27 in the medium transport direction from the transport guide member 27 toward the nip portion 123 between the paper discharge roller 23 and the pressure roller 25. As a result, the floating of the print medium 2 is suppressed.

  In addition, the transport guide member 27 has a streamline shape that obliquely falls from the upstream side in the medium transport direction toward the downstream side in the medium transport direction at the downstream end portion 27c in the medium transport direction.

  Accordingly, the printing medium 2 is prevented from being lifted by being conveyed while being surely pressed along the downstream end portion 27c of the conveyance guide member 27 in the medium conveyance direction. Further, since the arrangement density of the ribs 28 on the downstream side is lowered, the transport load will not be excessively increased even if the ribs are pressed in this way.

  Note that “image formation” in the present application not only applies an image having a meaning such as a character or a figure to a medium but also an image having no meaning such as a pattern or the like (simply a droplet). To land on the medium).

  The “ink” is not limited to an ink unless otherwise specified, but includes any liquid that can form an image, such as a recording liquid, a fixing processing liquid, or a liquid. Used generically.

  Further, the “print medium” is not limited to the linerless label paper having the adhesive surface shown in the embodiment, and even a general “paper” has an effect of reducing a transport load and a stable transport. Further, the form of the print medium is not limited to roll paper, but may be cut paper or other forms.

  Further, the image forming apparatus includes both a serial type image forming apparatus and a line type image forming apparatus, unless otherwise limited.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2 Print medium 4 Roll body 11 Recording head 12 Carriage 21 Protection belt 22 Conveyance roller 23 Discharge roller 24 Opposed roller 25 Pressure roller 27 Conveyance guide member 28 Rib 31 Cutter unit 32 Discharge roller 100 Apparatus main body 101 Paper feed part 102 Image formation Section 103 Conveying section 104 Discharge section 105 Discharge port

Claims (6)

Image forming means for forming an image on a print medium;
Conveying means for conveying the print medium opposite to the image forming means,
The conveying means is
A conveyance guide member for guiding the print medium facing the image forming unit;
The transport guide member is provided with a plurality of ribs for supporting the print medium,
The plurality of ribs on the downstream side in the medium conveyance direction with respect to the arrangement density of the plurality of ribs on the upstream side in the medium conveyance direction within a region facing the image forming area by the image forming unit in a direction orthogonal to the medium conveyance direction An image forming apparatus having a low arrangement density . The arrangement density of the plurality of ribs on the most downstream side in the medium conveyance direction of the conveyance guide member is lower than the arrangement density of the plurality of ribs on the most upstream side in the medium conveyance direction of the image forming region. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1. Image forming means for forming an image on a print medium;
Conveying means for conveying the print medium opposite to the image forming means,
The conveying means is
A conveyance guide member for guiding the print medium facing the image forming unit;
The transport guide member is provided with a plurality of ribs for supporting the print medium,
The plurality of ribs at least on the most downstream side in the medium conveyance direction of the conveyance guide member with respect to the arrangement density of the plurality of ribs on the most upstream side in the medium conveyance direction of the image forming region by the image forming unit in a direction orthogonal to the medium conveyance direction. The arrangement density of ribs is lower,
The transport means has a downstream rotating body pair that sends the print medium downstream on the downstream side of the transport guide member in the medium transport direction,
The pair of downstream rotating bodies is arranged at a position where the nip portion is opposite to the image forming unit with respect to the guide surface of the transport guide member,
Images forming device you characterized by feeding obliquely in a state where the printing medium at the downstream rotator pair pressed against the guide surface of the conveying guide member. The image forming apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the conveyance guide member has a shape that obliquely falls from an upstream side in the medium conveyance direction toward a downstream side in the medium conveyance direction at an end portion on the downstream side in the medium conveyance direction. apparatus. The transport means includes an upstream rotating body pair that feeds the print medium to the upstream side of the transport guide member in the medium transport direction,
The upstream rotating body pair is disposed at a position where the nip portion is on the image forming unit side with respect to the guide surface of the transport guide member,
The image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that feeding said print medium in said upstream pair of rotating members obliquely toward the guide surface of the conveying guide member. The conveyance guide member has a shape that obliquely falls from the upstream side in the medium conveyance direction toward the downstream side in the medium conveyance direction at an end portion on the upstream side in the medium conveyance direction when viewed from a direction orthogonal to the medium conveyance direction. The image forming apparatus according to claim 5 .

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