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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2021
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Atsuto Hirai, Nara, JP;
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B44C 1/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/08 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); B41M 1/22 (2006.01); B41M 7/02 (2006.01); B41F 19/00 (2006.01); B41M 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/0808 (2013.01); B41M 1/22 (2013.01); B41M 7/02 (2013.01); B44C 1/00 (2013.01); G03G 15/0822 (2013.01); G03G 15/607 (2013.01); G03G 15/6585 (2013.01); B41F 19/002 (2013.01); B41M 7/00 (2013.01); G03G 15/6582 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a conveyer that conveys a recording medium supporting an image; a softener that softens the image; and a powder applicator that applies powder to the surface of the softened image, in which the applied powder adheres to a range that is narrower in a width direction orthogonal to a conveyance direction of the recording medium conveyed by the conveyer than a maximum width of the image to be supported by the recording medium.