Image forming apparatus and method for improving image quality of double sided prints
US6574448B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 11, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2083
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a first image bearing member, a second image bearing member, and a fixing device. A first visual image formed on the first image bearing member is transferred onto the second image bearing member to be transferred from the second image bearing member onto a first side of a recording medium, and a second visual image formed on the first bearing member is transferred from the first image bearing member onto a second side of the recording medium, so that the visual images are obtained on the first and second sides of the recording medium respectively. The visual images on the first and second sides of the recording medium are fixed by the fixing device in a state that the second image bearing member and the recording medium are overlapped with each other.
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