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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2004
Applicant:
Yuichiro Toyohara, Fujisawa, JP;
Inventor:
Yuichiro Toyohara, Fujisawa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member for carrying an electrostatic image; a developing device for developing the electrostatic image with toners having the same hue and having different densities; a toner image formation device for forming a toner image on a recording material; and a fixing device for fixing the toner image on the recording material, wherein a ratio of amounts of toners having the same hue and different densities, which constitute the toner image is changed on the basis of a glossiness of the recording material.