Image forming apparatus that transfers a first image formed using a toner containing a pigment other than a flat pigment and that transfers a second image formed using a toner containing a flat pigment
US9383689B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/6585
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a first forming unit that forms a first image by using a toner that contains a pigment other than a flat pigment; a second forming unit that forms a second image by using a toner that contains a flat pigment; a transfer body that transports the first image and the second image transferred thereon and transfers the first image and the second image onto a recording medium; a first transfer member that nips the transfer body in cooperation with the first forming unit with a first load and transfers the first image from the first forming unit onto the transfer body; and a second transfer member that nips the transfer body in cooperation with the second forming unit with a second load, which is larger than the first load, and transfers the second image from the second forming unit onto the transfer body.
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