(57) An image-forming machine comprising a rotating drum (26) having a photographic material
formed on its peripheral surface, an electrostatic latent image-forming zone for forming
a latent electrostatic image on the photographic material, a developing zone for developing
the latent electrostatic image to a toner image, a transfer zone (52) for transferring
the toner image to a sheet material and a peeling zone (144) for peeling the sheet
material from the photographic material, said zones being arranged along the peripheral
surface of the rotating drum (26) in this sequence as viewed in the rotating direction
(28) of the rotating drum (26), and a charge eliminating device (56) disposed in the
peeling zone (144) so as to be positioned opposite to the peripheral surface of the
rotating drum (26), the sheet material (P) peeled from the peripheral surface of the
rotating drum (26) in the peeling zone (144) being conveyed through a conveying passage
(94) extending at substantially the same level as the lowermost site of the rotating
drum (26), or below said lowermost site; wherein the transfer zone (52) is arranged
in a region within an angle, α, of from -90 to 0 degree, from the lowermost site of
the rotating drum (26) as viewed in the rotating direction of the rotating drum (26),
and the peeling zone (144) is arranged in a region within an angle, β, of from -45
to 10 degrees from the lowermost site of the rotating drum (26) as viewed in the rotating
direction of the rotating drum.
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