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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2010
Takashi Bisaiji, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasutada Shitara, Shizuoka, JP;
Hijiri Ogata, Miyagi, JP;
Haruki Saitoh, Miyagi, JP;
Takashi Bisaiji, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasutada Shitara, Shizuoka, JP;
Hijiri Ogata, Miyagi, JP;
Haruki Saitoh, Miyagi, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Tohoku Ricoh Co., Ltd., Miyagi, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus is disclosed, including: a toner image forming unit which forms a toner image on a surface of a transfer material, the toner image being an image formed of toner, the toner containing wax; a fixing device which fixes the toner image using a fixing member on which a mold release agent including oil is applied; and a surface processing device which processes the fixed surface of the transfer material, on which surface the toner image is fixed using the fixing member on which the mold release agent including the oil is applied, wherein the surface processing device further includes a discharging unit which generates a discharge on or near the fixed surface of the transfer material, on which surface the fixed toner image is formed.