IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Russian patent published in 2018 - IPC G03G15/00 

FIELD: information technology.

SUBSTANCE: present invention relates to image forming apparatus, such as a copying machine, printer or fax machine, using electrophotographic printing or electrostatic recording, in which there is an endless belt for applying a powder image to a transfer portion simultaneously with the transfer of the toner image, and relates to a pressing member for pressing an endless belt, used in the image forming apparatus. Inventive image forming apparatus comprises a movable endless belt, an image forming unit configured to form a toner image on said belt, a plurality of rollers configured to stretch said belt at an inner peripheral surface side of said belt, wherein said rollers include a first roller configured to form a transfer portion, where the toner image is transferred from said belt onto a recording material, and a second roller provided at a position at an upstream side of said first roller with respect to a movement direction of said belt, and an urging member configured to urge said belt toward an outer peripheral surface side of said belt in contact with an inner peripheral surface of said belt, wherein said urging member is provided at the inner peripheral surface side at a position which is adjacent to and upstream of said first roller and which is downstream of said second roller with respect to the movement direction of said belt, and wherein said urging member is supported at an upstream end portion thereof with respect to the movement direction of said belt, and includes a first urging portion and a second urging portion at two different positions with respect to the movement direction of said belt, said first urging portion and said second urging portion urging said belt on a width direction which intersects the direction of movement of said belt.

EFFECT: technical result is ensuring the elimination or reduction of the visibility of the defect in the image of the leading end section.

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