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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2017
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Okamoto, Hino, JP;
Katsunori Takahashi, Hachioji, JP;
Takashi Nara, Kawagoe, JP;
Kenji Yamamoto, Hachioji, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming system includes: a first image forming apparatus; and a second image forming apparatus connected on a downstream side of the first image forming apparatus in a paper conveying direction, wherein the first image forming apparatus includes: a first expander that expands a first image having image expansion time per page including first time; and a first image former that forms the first image expanded by the first expander, onto a first face of paper, and the second image forming apparatus includes: a second expander that expands a second image having image expansion time per page including second time longer than the first time; and a second image former that forms the second image expanded by the second expander, onto the first face on which the first image has been formed.