Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Keizo Yasuda

Kenichi Hasegawa

Kenji Ishii

Masahiko Sato

Masumi Sato

Satoshi Ueno

Yasutada Tsukioka

Akiyasu Amita

Motokazu Yasui

Yasuhisa Kato

Eiji Sawamura

Yasuhiro Kohira

Masaya Shitami

Masano Ehara

A print/copy control system including a processing unit which includes a first unit that receives a set of print/copy conditions selected by a user, a second unit that receives a standard set of print/copy conditions of an image forming device designated by the user, a third unit that receives other selectable sets of print/copy conditions of the image forming device, and a display unit that displays a listing of each of the standard set of print/copy conditions of the image forming device, the set of print/copy conditions selected by the user, and the other selectable sets of print/copy conditions of the image forming device for comparison.

Print/copy control system including a processing unit with a display unit for displaying a listing of advice information for comparison

An image forming apparatus includes an image forming mechanism to form a toner image on a recording medium according to image data and a fixing mechanism to fix the toner image on the recording medium. The fixing mechanism includes a fixing member and an external heater. The fixing member applies heat to the recording medium having the toner image. The external heater heats the fixing member and is formed in a shape corresponding to a surface of the fixing member. The external heater is disposed as if to engage and yet be spaced apart from the fixing member by a distance which is variable according to movement of the external heater.

Image forming apparatus, fixing unit, and image forming method with improved heating mechanism

An image forming apparatus has an erasing device therein which automatically erases an image formed on a sheet by a recording agent implemented by a decolorizable coloring agent, e.g., toner. The erasing device emits light having a wavelength range of 820 nm or so while generating heat and may be constituted by a halogen lamp. As a result, the sheet is regenerated and can be repetitively used.

Image forming apparatus capable of erasing an image recorded in a sheet

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Kanagawa, Japan

Keizo Yasuda