Image forming apparatus fixing of toner containing flat particles
US9551948B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 16, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0125
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a first image forming section that uses a toner containing flat pigment particles; a second image forming section that uses a toner not containing the flat pigment particles; and a fixing section that fixes an image formed on a recording medium to the recording medium using heat. The quantity of heat that the fixing section applies to the image is increased in the case where the image formed on the recording medium using the toner containing the flat pigment particles is to be fixed compared to a case where the image formed on the recording medium using the toner not containing the flat pigment particles is to be fixed.
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