Image forming and erasing apparatus and image forming and erasing method
US8879976B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 8, 2011 |
| Grant date | Nov 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/6591
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus according to an embodiment includes: an image erasing section including a first member which has an elastic layer and heats a recording medium having a thermally decolorizable toner image on the toner image side and a second member which erases the toner image by allowing the recording medium in cooperation with the first member; an image forming section which transfers a thermally decolorizable toner image onto the recording medium on which the toner image is erased to form an unfixed toner image; and an image fixing section including a third member which does not have an elastic layer and heats the recording medium on the unfixed toner image side and a fourth member which fixes the unfixed toner image by allowing the recording medium in cooperation with the third member.
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