Intermediate transfer unit that reduces damage of intermediate transfer belt placed on floor, and image forming apparatus including the same
Abstract:
An intermediate transfer unit includes an intermediate transfer belt, a plurality of transfer rollers, a pair of sidewalls, and a plurality of leg portions. The plurality of the leg portions abut on a predetermined installation surface when the intermediate transfer unit is detached from an apparatus main body. At least three of the leg portions are located at a lower end portion of the pair of the sidewalls. At least one sidewall of the pair of the sidewalls includes a shaft portion protruding in a first direction. At least one leg portion among the plurality of the leg portions is a movable leg turnable about the shaft portion. The movable leg has a changeable posture between a first posture and a second posture. The first posture supports the intermediate transfer unit detached from the apparatus main body. The second posture is turned about the shaft portion from the first posture.
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