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Image forming apparatus with ink jet and electrophotographic recording units

US5321467A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 23, 1993
Grant dateJun 14, 1994
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Expiry dateAug 23, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G15/0435
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An image forming apparatus comprises a plurality of different image forming units for recording with different methods. An ink jet recording unit is arranged on the upstream side of an electrophotography recording unit in a transporting path of a recording medium. Recording of the ink jet recording unit is performed prior to that of the electrophotography recording unit.

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