Image forming apparatus
US8837971B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 5, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/0126
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit that forms an unfixed toner image on a recording material and a fixing unit, wherein, in a case where an image is formed by using the toners of the plurality of colors, when a specific gravity of the toners is ρ (g/cm3) and a weight average particle diameter of the toners is L (μm), the image forming unit sets a maximum laid-on amount A (mg/cm2) of each color in the unfixed toner image on the recording material so as to satisfy the following condition: A<ρπL/30√3, and wherein the fixing unit fixes the unfixed toner image to the recording material so that a dot spread amount (μm) of the toner image satisfies the following condition: √(ρπL3/90√3A)≦Dot Spread Amount.
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