Image forming apparatus

An image forming apparatus for forming images on opposite sides of a sheet, comprising:

• an image forming section that forms the images on the sheet being conveyed along a first conveyance path;
• a conveyance guide that defines a second conveyance path that conveys therealong the sheet being switched back thereto from the first conveyance path, the second conveyance path being arranged at a position downstream of the image forming section in a conveyance direction of the sheet conveyed along the first conveyance path and having an outlet area joined with the first conveyance path at a position upstream of the image forming section in the conveyance direction;
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• a static eliminator that eliminates static electricity from the sheet fed from the first conveyance path to the second conveyance path, the static eliminator being disposed in the outlet area and including an electroconductive brush contactable with the sheet, wherein the electroconductive brush is contactable, in the outlet area, with a face of the sheet having the image formed thereon.

An image forming apparatus for forming images on opposite sides of a sheet, comprising:

• an image forming section that forms the images on the sheet being conveyed along a first conveyance path;
• a conveyance guide that defines a second conveyance path that conveys therealong the sheet being switched back thereto from the first conveyance path, the second conveyance path being arranged at a position downstream of the image forming section in a conveyance direction of the sheet conveyed along the first conveyance path and having an outlet area joined with the first conveyance path at a position upstream of the image forming section in the conveyance direction, the conveyance guide including a guide member that constitutes a guide surface around a downstream end of the second conveyance path near the outlet area;
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• a static eliminator that eliminates static electricity from the sheet fed from the first conveyance path to the second conveyance path, the static eliminator being disposed to protrude into the second conveyance path at a position where the guide member is arranged.