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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 1994
Filed:
Aug. 23, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kiyoharu Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Uchida, Yokohama, JP;
Akira Hiramatsu, Yokohama, JP;
Haruhiko Takahashi, Yokohama, JP;
Atsushi Munakata, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ; B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355202 ; 346 44 ;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus comprises a plurality of different image forming units for recording with different methods. An ink jet recording unit is arranged on the upstream side of an electrophotography recording unit in a transporting path of a recording medium. Recording of the ink jet recording unit is performed prior to that of the electrophotography recording unit.