Image forming apparatus with recording material separation feature

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a rotatable image bearing member configured to carry a toner image;
• a transfer member configured to contact said image bearing member to form a transfer nip, said transfer member being capable of electrostatically transferring the toner image from said image bearing member onto a recording material using an electric field applied to said transfer member;
• an electroconductive member provided adjacent to a downstream side of said transfer member with respect to a feeding direction of the recording material and opposed to a transfer member side surface of the recording material, said electroconductive member being configured to apply an electrostatic attraction force to the recording material;
• a fixing unit provided downstream of said transfer member with respect to the feeding direction and configured to fix the toner image on the recording material having the transferred toner image fed into a fixing nip;
• a first current path provided between fixing nip and a ground potential;
• a feeding unit provided downstream of said fixing unit with respect to the feeding direction and configured to feed the recording material while nipping by a feeding nip;
• a guiding member disposed at a position which is downstream of said feeding unit and in which a downstream side of the recording material contacts said guiding member when the recording material is nipped at the transfer nip to which the electric field is applied, with respect to the feeding direction, said guiding member being configured to guide the feeding of the recording material passing through the transfer nip;
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• a second current path provided between the feeding nip and the ground potential, said second current path having an electric resistance which is lower than that of said first current path.