Image forming apparatus including sealed fixing liquid applying section
US8774694B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 7, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/1666
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a fixing liquid applicator to apply a fixing liquid to a recording medium before a toner image is transferred on the recording medium, a transfer device to transfer a toner image from a toner image bearing member onto the recording medium applied with the fixing liquid, and a fixing device to fix the toner image on the recording medium by heating. The fixing liquid applicator includes an application member disposed opposing a face of the recording medium on which the toner image is transferred to apply to the recording medium the fixing liquid borne on a surface of the application member, a supply unit to supply the fixing liquid to the application member, and a sealing device to form along with the application member a sealed space in which the supply unit and the fixing liquid to be supplied to the application member are sealed.
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