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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 02, 1999
Kenji Suzuki, Kawasaki, JP;
Toru Nagata, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshinari Yasui, Chigasaki, JP;
Hiroshi Ochiai, Samukawa-machi, JP;
Hiroshi Miyamura, Machida, JP;
Kenji Suzuki, Kawasaki, JP;
Toru Nagata, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshinari Yasui, Chigasaki, JP;
Hiroshi Ochiai, Samukawa-machi, JP;
Hiroshi Miyamura, Machida, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming process comprises the steps of conducting recording on a recording medium provided with an image-receiving layer and laminating a thermoplastic film onto the image-receiving layer to smooth the surface of the thermoplastic film by a heating and pressurizing device and to bond the back side of the thermoplastic film onto the image-receiving layer. An image forming apparatus comprises an ink-jet head for conducting recording on a recording medium, a laminating section for laminating a thermoplastic polymer onto a recorded recording medium, and a heating and pressurizing device for heating and pressurizing the thermoplastic film to smooth the surface and to bond the back side of the thermoplastic film onto the image-receiving layer.