Image forming apparatus and image forming method
US7421237B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 12, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1645
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a fixing unit that heats and fixes a toner image created on a recording medium; and a cooling unit that cools the toner image heated and fixed by the fixing unit with reference to a melting point of wax contained in the toner image from a temperature higher than the melting point to a temperature lower than the melting point.
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