JP3703987B2 - Transfer device and image forming apparatus - Google Patents

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JP3703987B2
JP3703987B2 JP04880899A JP4880899A JP3703987B2 JP 3703987 B2 JP3703987 B2 JP 3703987B2 JP 04880899 A JP04880899 A JP 04880899A JP 4880899 A JP4880899 A JP 4880899A JP 3703987 B2 JP3703987 B2 JP 3703987B2
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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、プリンタ、ファクシミリ、複写機等の画像形成装置に関し、特にそのような画像形成装置に使用される転写ローラの軸受部分の改良に関するものである。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
表面に潜像を形成されトナーにより顕像化処理された感光体等、像担持体に対し、所定のバイアスが印加された転写ローラを圧接してニップ部を形成し、このニップ部にカットシート等、記録材を通過させて、像担持体に形成されているトナー像を記録材上に転写する画像形成装置は従来から公知である。
【0003】
このような画像形成装置にあって、転写ローラ自体はトナーや紙粉で表面が汚れ転写性能が落ちてくるので清掃作業や交換作業等のメンテナンス作業が必要で、当該転写ローラを画像形成装置本体から取り外さなければならない。
【0004】
そのため、低くない頻度で行われる転写ローラのメンテナンス性を向上すべく、例えば特開平5−333721号や特開平6−317996号で開示される構成が提案されている。これらの開示構成では、転写ローラの交換性を重視し、転写軸受を一部開放した形状、言い換えれば当該軸受をU字形にすることが示されている。
【0005】
けれども、このように軸受を開放形状にすることで、軸受の強度が不足する問題が発生してしまう。転写時には像担持体と転写ローラの間に記録材があり、転写ローラがトナーを像担持体から記録材へと転写すると共に記録材を搬送する役割も担い、転写ローラに一層の負担をかけている。それゆえ、軸受が開放形状を有し、そこで転写ローラの芯金が回転摺動すると、転写ローラが記録材搬送時に微妙な回転ムラやガタツキを発生し、画像上にジターが発生して良好な画像が得られないこととなる。
【0006】
そこで本発明は、上述の問題に鑑み、転写ローラのメンテナンス性を確保しながら、その作動時に回転を安定化させ、良好な画像を得ることができるようにすることを課題としている。
【0007】
【課題を解決するための手段】
上記課題は、転写ローラの両端保持が、当該転写ローラに挿嵌されたブッシュと、当該ブッシュを支承する軸受と、当該軸受を保持するための本体フレームに一体化された軸受ガイドとでなされ、上記軸受の転写ローラ軸線方向に沿った所定部分が開放されていて、当該開放部分から転写ローラに挿嵌されたブッシュが装着・取り外されるようになっており、転写ローラの回転の際に上記ブッシュの連れ回りを阻止するための止め部がブッシュに備えられていることによって、達成される。
【0008】
上記ブッシュの連れ回りは、止め部と軸受ガイド又は軸受とが係合することで阻止される。止め部が角柱体形状で形成される場合、その少なくとも1つの平坦部が軸受ガイドのガイド面(平面)か軸受に付設された平坦突面に当接することで、止め部と軸受ガイド乃至軸受の係合がなされる。また上記係合が各部材の凹凸でなされる場合、上記止め部はブッシュ周面に形成された切欠き乃至突起であり、その切欠き乃至突起に適合する突起乃至切欠きが軸受ガイド乃至軸受に形成される。
【0009】
上記転写ローラを像担持体の方に付勢するための付勢手段が上記軸受ガイドに付設されると共に、当該軸受ガイドに給電端子がつなげられ、当該給電端子に接する付勢手段と軸受とブッシュとが共に導電性部材でなっていれば、いっそう好適である。更にブッシュを、転写ローラ抵抗値より小さな抵抗値を有する導電性樹脂で形成するのが好都合である。
【0010】
【発明の実施の形態】
本発明の詳細を、図に示す例に基づいて説明する。
図1に電子写真プロセスを利用した画像形成装置たるレーザープリンタの全体構造を示す。レーザープリンタの本体ケース1内には、その略中央に感光体2が設けられ、当該感光体2の周囲には、帯電器3、現像装置4、転写装置5、クリーニング装置6等が配置されている。またこれら感光体等の下方には、記録紙を1枚ずつ給紙する給紙ローラ9、給紙された記録紙を所定のタイミングで転写装置5側へ送り出すレジストローラ10等が設けられている。一方、感光体等の上方には、転写装置5で転写された画像を記録紙に定着させる定着装置11や、上記本体ケース1の一部である本体カバー1aの上面部に形成されたスタッカー部13や、当該スタッカー部へ記録紙を排紙する排紙ローラ12が設けられている。
【0011】
また本体ケース1内における上記スタッカー部13の下方には、金属製のケース14に収納された電装部15が配設されている。この電装部15は、コントローラ基板16、当該コントローラ基板16上に取り付けられた各種の調整スイッチや制御ユニット(図示せず)等により形成されている。更に上記収納ケース14には、電源17や電送基板18が収納されている。その上には上記感光体2への画像書き込みを行う光学装置20が設けられている。本体ケース1の一部(図1で見て右端)に前カバー21が設けられ、この前カバー21には、上記転写装置5、除電針(分離手段)22が取り付けられている。本体ケース1の一部を支点として前カバー21は回転可能となっており、サプライの交換、定着装置の交換、記録紙ジャム時の処理等が行うことができるように構成されている。
【0012】
図2〜4に、転写装置5に関わる構成を示す。同一径で延在するゴム部201と両端が細径となった段付きの導電性芯金208で基本的に転写装置の転写ローラが構成される。図2に示されるように、芯金208の両端部からそれぞれブッシュである管状部材202が挿嵌され、更に感光体と転写ローラゴム部201との間のニップ量を規制するためのGAP規制コロ203が、管状部材202の一方の外側から芯金208に圧入される。他方の管状部材202の側からは、転写ローラを駆動する歯車とGAP規制コロが一体になったギヤ部品204が芯金208に圧入される。その結果、GAP規制コロ203とギヤ部品204は転写ローラの回転に伴って一体的に回転し、管状部材202は下記する軸受に固定されて動かない関係となる。管状部材202が回転不能に軸受に保持されることを保証するために、図5に示されるように、当該管状部材202は円筒部分202bの他、回転止めとなる直方体部分202aを有している。また当該管状部材202は導電性樹脂からなっており、その抵抗値は概ね10Ωから10Ωである転写ローラより小さく、10Ω以下に設定されていて、転写ローラの印加時の負荷とならずに転写ローラへの安定給電が図られている。以上の各部品によって転写ローラ組立品210が構成され、当該転写ローラ組立品210ごと転写ローラは交換されることとなる。
【0013】
図2、3から理解できるように、転写ローラ組立品210は、導電性材料でなる軸受205に所謂パッチン止めの如く、上方から押し込まれ、装着されるようになっている。そのために、転写ローラ組立品210を支持する軸受205は、当該組立品210の交換容易性を考慮して、支承箇所に嵌まり込む管状部分202の径よりも狭い開放域を上部に備えた円形スペース、言い換えれば、上縁にアンダーカット部を備えた円形スペースを有する略U字形状に形成されている。
【0014】
一方、本体ケースの前カバーには、軸受205を支持する軸受ガイドたる爪部207が形成されている。この爪部207は図4に示されるように、その底部に形成された突起(図2)に付勢手段たる圧縮スプリング206を介装し、管状部材202を保持した軸受205を挟持した状態において、感光体の方へ(図4で上方へ)軸受205を、したがって転写ローラ組立品を付勢するようになっている。なお図4ではGAP規制コロやギヤ部品の作用によって軸受205が爪部207の先端爪と若干離れているが、組み立ての際には、軸受205を爪部207に取り付けると軸受205の上縁端と爪部207の先端爪の下端とが当接することとなる。
【0015】
転写ローラ組立品を最初に転写装置に装着する際には、先ず当該転写ローラ組立品の管状部材202を軸受205に押し込む。押し込みの際、軸受205の上記開放域が拡張して当該管状部材202をくわえ込み、上記円形スペースに当該管状部材202を収容する。そして管状部材202を保持した軸受205が爪部207に取り付けられる。図3と図4の各部材の相対的な位置関係から理解可能なように、軸受205に保持された管状部材202が転写ローラの回転に伴って連れ回りされそうになると、その直方体部分202aの側面部が爪部207の内側面に拘束され、管状部材202の回転が阻止される。以上のように組み立てられる結果、転写ローラの回転時には、管状部材202は軸受205に保持固定され、回転を阻止される一方で、転写ローラと両端に圧入されたGAP規制コロ203やギヤ部品204は回転することとなる。
【0016】
転写ローラ交換乃至清掃の際には、転写ローラ組立品を軸受205から引き抜く。この引き抜きの際に軸受205は爪部207の先端爪に引っ掛かり、転写ローラ組立品と共に外れる危険が回避される。
【0017】
また図2に示されるように、上記爪部207の突起には端子209も取り付けられており、この端子209に高圧電源からの給電部が接続することで、圧縮スプリング206、U字形の軸受205、管状部材202、芯金208を介して、転写ローラゴム部201に印加可能となる。
【0018】
【発明の効果】
本発明によれば、転写ローラの両端保持が、当該転写ローラに挿嵌されたブッシュと、当該ブッシュを支承する軸受と、当該軸受を保持するための本体フレームに一体化された軸受ガイドとでなされ、上記軸受の転写ローラ軸線方向に沿った所定部分が開放されていて、当該開放部分から転写ローラに挿嵌されたブッシュが装着・取り外されるようになっており、転写ローラの回転の際に上記ブッシュの連れ回りを阻止するための止め部がブッシュに備えられているので、転写ローラのメンテナンス性を確保しながら、その作動時に回転を安定化させ、良好な画像を得ることができる。
【0019】
転写ローラのメンテナンス性を確保するために軸受を開放形状とすることで招来する強度不足はブッシュを介装することで回避され、当該ブッシュの連れ回りは、止め部を角柱体形状で形成して、その少なくとも1つの平坦部を軸受ガイドや軸受の平坦面に当接させることで、阻止することが確実に保証されるので、回転ムラやガタツキの発生を抑えることが可能である。またブッシュ周面に切欠き乃至突起が形成され、その切欠き乃至突起に適合する突起乃至切欠きが軸受ガイド乃至軸受に形成されることによっても、ブッシュの連れ回りを同様に阻止できる。
【0020】
上記転写ローラを像担持体の方に付勢するための付勢手段が上記軸受ガイドに付設されると共に、当該軸受ガイドに給電端子がつなげられ、当該給電端子に接する付勢手段と軸受とブッシュとが共に導電性部材でなっていれば、転写ローラへの電圧印加が可能である。更にブッシュを、転写ローラ抵抗値より小さな抵抗値を有する導電性樹脂で形成すれば、転写ローラの印加時の負荷となることがなく、転写ローラへの給電が安定化する。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明に係るレーザープリンタの概略図である。
【図2】本発明に係る転写装置の主要部の分解組立図である。
【図3】転写ローラの本体爪部(軸受ガイド)への装着を説明する部分正面図である。
【図4】本体爪部に軸受及び管状部材が装着された様子を示す側面図である。
【図5】管状部材の斜視図である。
【符号の説明】
201 転写ローラ組立品
202 管状部材
203 GAP規制コロ
204 ギヤ部品
205 軸受
206 圧縮スプリング
207 爪部
209 端子
[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus such as a printer, a facsimile machine, and a copying machine, and more particularly to improvement of a bearing portion of a transfer roller used in such an image forming apparatus.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A transfer roller to which a predetermined bias is applied is pressed against an image carrier such as a photosensitive member on which a latent image is formed and visualized with toner to form a nip portion, and a cut sheet is formed in the nip portion. An image forming apparatus for transferring a toner image formed on an image carrier onto a recording material by passing the recording material is conventionally known.
[0003]
In such an image forming apparatus, the surface of the transfer roller itself is contaminated with toner or paper powder, and the transfer performance deteriorates. Therefore, maintenance work such as cleaning work or replacement work is required. Must be removed from.
[0004]
Therefore, in order to improve the maintainability of the transfer roller that is performed at a low frequency, for example, configurations disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Nos. 5-333721 and 6-317996 have been proposed. These disclosed configurations place importance on exchangeability of the transfer roller, and show that the transfer bearing is partially opened, in other words, the bearing is U-shaped.
[0005]
However, by making the bearing open as described above, there arises a problem that the strength of the bearing is insufficient. At the time of transfer, there is a recording material between the image carrier and the transfer roller. The transfer roller also transfers the toner from the image carrier to the recording material and also transports the recording material. Yes. Therefore, if the bearing has an open shape and the core of the transfer roller rotates and slides there, the transfer roller generates subtle rotation unevenness and shakiness when the recording material is conveyed, and jitter is generated on the image. An image cannot be obtained.
[0006]
Therefore, in view of the above-described problems, the present invention has an object to stabilize rotation of a transfer roller while stabilizing the transfer roller and to obtain a good image.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The above-described problem is achieved by holding the both ends of the transfer roller with a bush inserted into the transfer roller, a bearing for supporting the bush, and a bearing guide integrated with a main body frame for holding the bearing. A predetermined portion along the axial direction of the transfer roller of the bearing is open, and a bush inserted into the transfer roller is mounted and removed from the open portion, and the bush is rotated when the transfer roller rotates. This is achieved by providing the bush with a stop for preventing the rotation of the bush.
[0008]
The accompanying rotation of the bush is prevented by the engagement between the stopper and the bearing guide or the bearing. When the stopper is formed in the shape of a prism, at least one flat part abuts on the guide surface (plane) of the bearing guide or the flat protrusion attached to the bearing, so that the stopper and the bearing guide or the bearing Engagement is made. In addition, when the engagement is performed by unevenness of each member, the stopper is a notch or protrusion formed on the peripheral surface of the bush, and the protrusion or notch that matches the notch or protrusion is provided on the bearing guide or bearing. It is formed.
[0009]
A biasing means for biasing the transfer roller toward the image carrier is attached to the bearing guide, and a power supply terminal is connected to the bearing guide, and the biasing means, the bearing, and the bush that are in contact with the power supply terminal And are both made of a conductive member. Furthermore, it is convenient to form the bush with a conductive resin having a resistance value smaller than the resistance value of the transfer roller.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The details of the present invention will be described based on examples shown in the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows the overall structure of a laser printer as an image forming apparatus using an electrophotographic process. In the main body case 1 of the laser printer, a photoconductor 2 is provided in the approximate center, and around the photoconductor 2, a charger 3, a developing device 4, a transfer device 5, a cleaning device 6 and the like are arranged. Yes. Below these photoconductors, a paper feed roller 9 for feeding recording paper one by one, a registration roller 10 for feeding the fed recording paper to the transfer device 5 side at a predetermined timing, and the like are provided. . On the other hand, above the photosensitive member, a fixing device 11 for fixing an image transferred by the transfer device 5 onto a recording sheet, and a stacker portion formed on the upper surface of the main body cover 1a which is a part of the main body case 1 13 and a paper discharge roller 12 for discharging the recording paper to the stacker unit.
[0011]
An electrical component 15 housed in a metal case 14 is disposed below the stacker portion 13 in the main body case 1. The electrical component 15 is formed by a controller board 16, various adjustment switches attached to the controller board 16, a control unit (not shown), and the like. Further, the storage case 14 stores a power source 17 and a power transmission board 18. On top of that, an optical device 20 for writing an image on the photosensitive member 2 is provided. A front cover 21 is provided on a part (right end as viewed in FIG. 1) of the main body case 1, and the transfer device 5 and the charge eliminating needle (separating means) 22 are attached to the front cover 21. The front cover 21 is rotatable with a part of the main body case 1 as a fulcrum, and is configured to be able to perform supply replacement, fixing device replacement, recording paper jam processing, and the like.
[0012]
2 to 4 show a configuration related to the transfer device 5. The transfer roller of the transfer device is basically constituted by the rubber part 201 extending with the same diameter and the stepped conductive cored bar 208 with both ends having a small diameter. As shown in FIG. 2, tubular members 202 that are bushes are respectively inserted from both ends of the cored bar 208, and further a GAP regulating roller 203 for regulating the nip amount between the photosensitive member and the transfer roller rubber part 201. Is pressed into the metal core 208 from one outer side of the tubular member 202. From the other tubular member 202 side, a gear part 204 in which a gear for driving the transfer roller and a GAP regulating roller are integrated is press-fitted into the cored bar 208. As a result, the GAP restricting roller 203 and the gear part 204 rotate integrally with the rotation of the transfer roller, and the tubular member 202 is fixed to a bearing described below and does not move. In order to ensure that the tubular member 202 is non-rotatably held by the bearing, as shown in FIG. 5, the tubular member 202 has a rectangular parallelepiped portion 202a that serves as a rotation stopper in addition to the cylindrical portion 202b. . The tubular member 202 is made of a conductive resin, and its resistance value is generally smaller than that of the transfer roller of 10 7 Ω to 10 9 Ω, and is set to 10 6 Ω or less. In this way, stable power feeding to the transfer roller is achieved. The transfer roller assembly 210 is constituted by the above components, and the transfer roller is replaced with the transfer roller assembly 210.
[0013]
As can be understood from FIGS. 2 and 3, the transfer roller assembly 210 is pushed into the bearing 205 made of a conductive material from above so as to be mounted as a so-called patching stop. For this purpose, the bearing 205 that supports the transfer roller assembly 210 has a circular shape with an open area at the top that is narrower than the diameter of the tubular portion 202 that fits into the support location in consideration of the ease of replacement of the assembly 210. The space, in other words, it is formed in a substantially U shape having a circular space with an undercut portion on the upper edge.
[0014]
On the other hand, a claw portion 207 serving as a bearing guide for supporting the bearing 205 is formed on the front cover of the main body case. As shown in FIG. 4, the claw portion 207 has a projection (FIG. 2) formed on the bottom thereof with a compression spring 206 serving as a biasing means, and sandwiches a bearing 205 holding the tubular member 202. The bearing 205 and thus the transfer roller assembly is biased towards the photoreceptor (upward in FIG. 4). In FIG. 4, the bearing 205 is slightly separated from the front end claw of the claw portion 207 due to the action of the GAP restriction roller and gear parts. However, when assembling, if the bearing 205 is attached to the claw portion 207, And the lower end of the tip claw of the claw portion 207 come into contact with each other.
[0015]
When the transfer roller assembly is first attached to the transfer device, the tubular member 202 of the transfer roller assembly is first pushed into the bearing 205. At the time of pushing, the open area of the bearing 205 is expanded to hold the tubular member 202, and the tubular member 202 is accommodated in the circular space. A bearing 205 holding the tubular member 202 is attached to the claw portion 207. As can be understood from the relative positional relationship between the members shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, when the tubular member 202 held by the bearing 205 is about to be rotated along with the rotation of the transfer roller, the rectangular parallelepiped portion 202a is formed. The side surface portion is restrained by the inner surface of the claw portion 207, and the rotation of the tubular member 202 is prevented. As a result of the assembly as described above, when the transfer roller rotates, the tubular member 202 is held and fixed to the bearing 205 to prevent the rotation, while the transfer roller and the GAP regulating roller 203 and the gear part 204 press-fitted to both ends are It will rotate.
[0016]
When replacing or cleaning the transfer roller, the transfer roller assembly is pulled out from the bearing 205. During this extraction, the bearing 205 is caught by the front end claw of the claw portion 207, and the danger of coming off with the transfer roller assembly is avoided.
[0017]
As shown in FIG. 2, a terminal 209 is also attached to the protrusion of the claw portion 207, and when a power feeding portion from a high voltage power source is connected to the terminal 209, a compression spring 206 and a U-shaped bearing 205 are connected. The transfer roller rubber portion 201 can be applied via the tubular member 202 and the cored bar 208.
[0018]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, the both ends of the transfer roller are held by the bush inserted into the transfer roller, the bearing supporting the bush, and the bearing guide integrated with the main body frame for holding the bearing. A predetermined portion along the transfer roller axial direction of the bearing is opened, and a bush inserted into the transfer roller is mounted and removed from the open portion, and when the transfer roller rotates, Since the bush is provided with a stopper for preventing the bush from being rotated, the rotation can be stabilized during the operation while ensuring the maintainability of the transfer roller, and a good image can be obtained.
[0019]
Insufficient strength caused by opening the bearing to ensure the maintenance of the transfer roller can be avoided by interposing the bushing. Since at least one flat portion is brought into contact with the bearing guide or the flat surface of the bearing to prevent it, it is possible to reliably prevent the occurrence of rotation unevenness and rattling. In addition, by forming notches or protrusions on the circumferential surface of the bush and forming protrusions or notches that match the notches or protrusions on the bearing guide or bearing, the accompanying rotation of the bush can be similarly prevented.
[0020]
A biasing means for biasing the transfer roller toward the image carrier is attached to the bearing guide, and a power supply terminal is connected to the bearing guide, and the biasing means, the bearing, and the bush that are in contact with the power supply terminal If both are made of a conductive member, a voltage can be applied to the transfer roller. Furthermore, if the bush is formed of a conductive resin having a resistance value smaller than the resistance value of the transfer roller, no load is applied when the transfer roller is applied, and power supply to the transfer roller is stabilized.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a laser printer according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a main part of a transfer apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a partial front view illustrating attachment of a transfer roller to a main body claw portion (bearing guide).
FIG. 4 is a side view showing a state in which a bearing and a tubular member are mounted on a main body claw portion.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a tubular member.
[Explanation of symbols]
201 Transfer roller assembly 202 Tubular member 203 GAP restriction roller 204 Gear part 205 Bearing 206 Compression spring 207 Claw portion 209 Terminal

Claims (9)

画像形成装置に設けられる転写装置であって、その転写ローラの両端保持が、当該転写ローラに挿嵌されたブッシュと、当該ブッシュを支承する軸受と、当該軸受を保持するための本体フレームに一体化された軸受ガイドとでなされ、上記軸受の転写ローラ軸線方向に沿った所定部分が開放されていて、当該開放部分から転写ローラに挿嵌されたブッシュが装着・取り外されるようになっており、転写ローラの回転の際に上記ブッシュの連れ回りを阻止するための止め部がブッシュに備えられていることを特徴とする転写装置。  A transfer device provided in an image forming apparatus, wherein both ends of the transfer roller are integrated with a bush inserted into the transfer roller, a bearing for supporting the bush, and a main body frame for holding the bearing. A predetermined portion along the axial direction of the transfer roller of the bearing is opened, and a bush inserted into the transfer roller is attached / removed from the open portion, A transfer device, wherein the bush is provided with a stop portion for preventing the bush from rotating along with the rotation of the transfer roller. 上記止め部が上記軸受ガイドと係合することで上記ブッシュの連れ回りが阻止されることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の転写装置。  2. The transfer device according to claim 1, wherein the stop portion engages with the bearing guide to prevent rotation of the bush. 上記止め部が角柱体形状で形成され、その少なくとも1つの平坦部が軸受ガイドのガイド面に当接することを特徴とする請求項2に記載の転写装置。  The transfer device according to claim 2, wherein the stopper portion is formed in a prismatic body shape, and at least one flat portion thereof abuts on a guide surface of the bearing guide. 上記止め部がブッシュ周面に形成された切欠き乃至突起であり、その切欠き乃至突起に適合する突起乃至切欠きが軸受ガイドに形成されることを特徴とする請求項2に記載の転写装置。  3. The transfer device according to claim 2, wherein the stopper is a notch or a protrusion formed on the peripheral surface of the bush, and a protrusion or a notch that matches the notch or the protrusion is formed in the bearing guide. . 上記止め部が上記軸受と係合することで上記ブッシュの連れ回りが阻止されることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の転写装置。  2. The transfer device according to claim 1, wherein the stop portion engages with the bearing to prevent rotation of the bush. 上記止め部が角柱体形状で形成され、その少なくとも1つの平坦部が軸受に付設された平坦突面に当接することを特徴とする請求項5に記載の転写装置。  6. The transfer device according to claim 5, wherein the stopper is formed in a prismatic shape, and at least one flat portion thereof abuts on a flat projecting surface attached to the bearing. 上記止め部がブッシュ周面に形成された切欠き乃至突起であり、その切欠き乃至突起に適合する突起乃至切欠きが軸受に形成されることを特徴とする請求項5に記載の転写装置。  6. The transfer apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the stopper is a notch or a protrusion formed on the peripheral surface of the bush, and a protrusion or a notch that matches the notch or the protrusion is formed on the bearing. 上記転写ローラを像担持体の方に付勢するための付勢手段が上記軸受ガイドに付設されると共に、当該軸受ガイドに給電端子がつなげられ、当該給電端子に接する付勢手段と軸受とブッシュとが共に導電性部材でなっていることを特徴とする請求項1〜7のいずれか一項に記載の転写装置。  A biasing means for biasing the transfer roller toward the image carrier is attached to the bearing guide, and a power supply terminal is connected to the bearing guide, and a biasing means, a bearing, and a bush are in contact with the power supply terminal. The transfer apparatus according to claim 1, wherein both are made of a conductive member. 上記請求項1〜8のいずれか一項に記載の転写装置を備えた画像形成装置。  An image forming apparatus comprising the transfer device according to claim 1.
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