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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2010
Tadashi Matsudaira, Hachioji, JP;
Akihiro Hayashi, Okazaki, JP;
Youbao Peng, Hino, JP;
Satoshi Ogata, Hachioji, JP;
Takashi Nara, Hachioji, JP;
Toshiaki Tanaka, Toyokawa, JP;
Tadashi Matsudaira, Hachioji, JP;
Akihiro Hayashi, Okazaki, JP;
Youbao Peng, Hino, JP;
Satoshi Ogata, Hachioji, JP;
Takashi Nara, Hachioji, JP;
Toshiaki Tanaka, Toyokawa, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus has an image forming section which transfers a toner image according to image data onto a recording sheet, a first fixing section which fixes the toner image with heat of the first fixing roller, a clear layer forming section which forms a clear layer on the toner image which the first fixing section has fixed, a second fixing section which fixes the clear layer with heat of the second fixing roller and a control section which controls the clear layer forming section to increase the thickness of the clear layer in a recording sheet area corresponding to a fixed area during the second revolution of the first fixing roller on the recording sheet, compared with a recording sheet area corresponding to a fixed area during the first revolution thereof.