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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2018
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Miho Ikeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Aya Kakishima, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasumitsu Harashima, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinji Okuyama, Ebina, JP;
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes image forming units, a transfer unit that transfers a superposed toner image including toner images formed by the image forming units onto a sheet, a fixing unit that fixes the superposed toner image onto the sheet, and a controller that performs control such that a toner image is formed while the amount of toner used per unit area by the second image forming unit when forming a line image is smaller than that when forming a solid image. The image forming units include a first image forming unit that forms a toner image that is transferred onto the transfer unit relatively earlier than the other toner images and a second image forming unit that forms a toner image that is transferred onto the transfer unit relatively later than the other toner images, the first and second image forming units using the same color toner.