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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yasushige Nakamura, Kawasaki, JP;
Shinichi Yaoi, Kawasaki, JP;
Tomoaki Tanaka, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshimichi Katagiri, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/09 ; G03G 1/520 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/09 ; G03G 1/520 ;
Abstract
A color image forming apparatus forms a color image on a recording medium by using a toner including a binding resin, a coloring agent and infrared ray absorbent, and a light source for causing the toner to melt. The light source has a plurality of light emission peaks having wavelengths of &lgr; , . . . , &lgr;n in a range of 500 nm through 3000 nm. Setting is made such that the following relationship is satisfied: |&lgr; <100 nm, and, also, |&lgr; |<100 nm, where &Lgr; and &Lgr; denote absorption peak wavelengths of said infrared ray absorbent.