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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2018
Applicants:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Seiji Iino, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Assignees:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/02 (2006.01); G03G 15/043 (2006.01); B41J 2/435 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/043 (2013.01); B41J 2/435 (2013.01); B41J 11/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
In accordance with an embodiment, an image forming apparatus comprises an image forming section and a specific light source. The image forming section forms an image on an image receiving medium with a specific material which emits visible light through irradiation by specific light. The specific light source emits the specific light to the image receiving medium at a downstream side of the image forming section in a conveyance direction of the image receiving medium.