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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2007
Yukikazu Kamei, Chiba, JP;
Hiroshi Doshoda, Chiba, JP;
Yukikazu Kamei, Chiba, JP;
Hiroshi Doshoda, Chiba, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Provided is an image forming apparatus jointly using both a heat fixing method and a wet fixing method wherein bleeding and aggregation of a toner, curl and creases of a recording medium, and the like do not occur when a fixing fluid is applied to a toner image. Power consumption is significantly lower than that of a past heat fixing method. A high-quality image is stably formed. The image forming apparatus includes a toner image forming section, an intermediate transfer section, a secondary transfer section, a fixing fluid applying section, a fixing section having a driving roller in which a heating section is built, and a conveying section. There is provided a fixing fluid amount controlling section which controls a fixing fluid amount applied to a toner image on a recording medium by the fixing fluid applying section so as to increase as the recording medium approaches the fixing section.