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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2021
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yuki Nishizawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Shigeto Tamura, Shizuoka, JP;
Takaaki Tsuruya, Shizuoka, JP;
Tsutomu Shimano, Shizuoka, JP;
Kohei Matsuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuya Sano, Shizuoka, JP;
Kenji Takagi, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoaki Nakai, Shizuoka, JP;
Masaki Shimomura, Shizuoka, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion, a fixing portion configured to heat the toner image formed on the sheet by the image forming portion and fix the toner image to the sheet, a folding portion configured to fold the sheet having passed through the fixing portion such that a surface of the sheet to which the powder adhesive is applied is inside, and a bonding portion configured to heat the sheet folded by the folding portion and bond the sheet by the powder adhesive. A relationship of Tmax1>Tmax2 is satisfied, where Tmax1 (° C.) is a highest temperature of the powder adhesive when being heated by the fixing portion and Tmax2 (° C.) is a highest temperature of the powder adhesive when being heated by the bonding portion.