Image forming apparatus and image forming method
US10549526B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 25, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41M5/0256
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An intermediate transfer body is efficiently heated, and thus, transfer properties of an image and durability of the intermediate transfer body are ensured. A heating unit heats the intermediate transfer body by using a plurality of heating sources which are positioned by being shifted, with respect to a rotation direction of the intermediate transfer body. The plurality of heating sources includes a first heating source and a second heating source. A degree of heating the intermediate transfer body by the second heating source is greater than a degree of heating the intermediate transfer body by the first heating source. The second heating source is positioned on an upstream side, with respect to the rotation direction of the intermediate transfer body, from the first heating source.
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