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Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2008

Filed:

Aug. 29, 2006
Applicants:

Naoto Watanabe, Kashiwa, JP;

Takako Hanada, Yokohama, JP;

Kuniyasu Kimura, Toride, JP;

Hiroto Nishihara, Toride, JP;

Yukio Yokoyama, Saitama-ken, JP;

Inventors:

Naoto Watanabe, Kashiwa, JP;

Takako Hanada, Yokohama, JP;

Kuniyasu Kimura, Toride, JP;

Hiroto Nishihara, Toride, JP;

Yukio Yokoyama, Saitama-ken, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An image forming apparatus which can facilitate acquisition of an image output bundle that has a uniform and optimal gloss level as a whole. An image forming apparatusfixes a toner image on a plurality of sheets. An image ratio calculation unitcalculates a composition ratio of image types in a plurality of pages of image data. A gloss level control unitprovides a control for uniformly fixing toner images formed on the plurality of pages to the plurality of sheets based on the calculation result by the image ratio calculation unit


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