A paper guide device which guides a sheet of paper fed to a nip between an
image belt and a transfer roller and an image forming apparatus including
the same. The paper guide device includes a first convey guiding unit
arranged within a predetermined space from an image belt to firstly
guiding the paper to a nip between the image belt and a transfer roller.
A second convey guiding unit is arranged on the first convey guiding unit
to contact the image belt to secondly guide the paper to the nip without
contacting the image belt. The device accurately guides the paper to the
nip without contacting the image transfer belt.