Image forming apparatus and image forming and decoloring system
US9348249B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 25, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/6585
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
According to one embodiment, there is provided an image forming apparatus which forms an decolorable image and an non-decolorable image by fixing a toner image including a decolorable toner and a toner image including a non-decolorable toner or a medium. The decolorable toner has a first peak of a loss tangent tan δ at a temperature TE1, and the non-decolorable toner has a first peak of a loss tangent tan δ at a temperature TU1. A difference between the temperature TE1 and the temperature TU1 is within 20° C.
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