Image forming apparatus
US9836008B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 25, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/6591
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit that includes a developing device which performs development with a toner having a metal color which contains a flat metal pigment and a developing device which performs development with a toner having another color other than the metal color which does not contains a flat metal pigment, and forms a toner image on a recording medium; a fixing unit that fixes the toner image formed on the recording medium; and a controller that controls the image forming unit and the fixing unit such that a toner image is formed of the toner having the metal color and fixed on one surface of a film, and controls transport of the film as defined herein.
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