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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2005
Yuji Bessho, Abiko, JP;
Yuji Bessho, Abiko, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a toner image forming device for forming a toner image on a recording material with transparent or white toner. A fixing device fixes the toner image on the recording material. A fixed toner image detection device detects the toner image fixed on the recording material. A controller variably controls a toner image forming condition of the toner image forming device on the basis of a detection result of the fixed toner image detection device, which detects a glossiness of the toner image. The toner image forming condition, which is variably controlled by the controller, is a weight of the toner per unit area of the toner image on the recording material.