Image forming apparatus having a conveyor guide for conveying an image receiving medium without disturbing the formed image
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An image forming apparatus includes a developing device to form a developer image by developing an electrostatic latent image formed on an image carrier by developing using a developer, a transfer device to transfer a developer image formed on an image carrier, a fixing device to fix a developer image transferred on an image receiving medium, and a conveyor guide 7 arranged so that the image receiving medium with a developer image transferred thereon to guide from the transfer device toward the fixing device. The conveyor guide has contact portions made of a material that is charged to the same polarity as the developer on the image receiving medium as a result of the friction with the image receiving medium.