Image forming apparatus and foil-printed image forming apparatus
US10775731B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 24, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 24, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00801
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a first image forming unit that forms a first toner layer on a medium on which an image is to be formed, a foil layer forming unit that forms a foil layer on the first toner layer on a surface of the medium on which an image is to be formed, and a second image forming unit that forms a second toner layer below the foil layer on the surface of the medium, on which an image is to be formed, in such a manner as to compensate for image steps that are formed by the first toner layer.
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