Image forming apparatus and image forming method
US7676163B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 30, 2008 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/0126
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In an image forming apparatus of the present invention, a developing unit for magenta contains magenta-type toner for pseudo full-color image forming whose chromaticity point is shifted closer to yellow hue on a chromaticity diagram, in comparison with genuine-magenta toner for full-color image forming, and likewise, a developing unit for cyan contains cyan-type toner for the pseudo full-color image forming whose chromaticity point is shifted closer to yellow hue on the chromaticity diagram, in comparison with genuine-cyan toner for the full-color image forming.
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