Image forming apparatus and method
US6741825B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 26, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2083
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus which may form first and second visual images on first and second sides of a recording medium, includes a first image bearing member, a second image bearing member, a first transfer device that transfers the first visual image formed on the first image bearing member onto the second image bearing member or the second visual image formed on the first image bearing member onto the second side of the recording medium, a second transfer device that transfers the first visual image carried by the second image bearing member onto the first side of the recording medium, and a fixing device including first and second fixing members so as to fix the second and first visual images on the second and first sides of the recording medium, respectively. Surface properties of the first fixing member and the second image bearing member are substantially the same.
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