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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2008
Applicants:
Minori Ichimura, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhisa Kato, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuyoshi Matsumoto, Tokyo, JP;
Manabu Izumikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuo Katano, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Minori Ichimura, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhisa Kato, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuyoshi Matsumoto, Tokyo, JP;
Manabu Izumikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuo Katano, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05C 1/08 (2006.01); B05C 1/02 (2006.01); B05C 1/00 (2006.01); B05C 13/00 (2006.01); B05C 9/14 (2006.01); B05C 9/08 (2006.01); B05C 9/00 (2006.01); B05C 11/10 (2006.01); B05C 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a generating mechanism to generate foam from a liquid or gel which may take a foam state, a coating roller having a peripheral surface supplied with the foam to coat the foam on the peripheral surface onto a surface of a recording medium, and a transport passage to transport the foam from the generating mechanism to the coating roller by an accumulation force of the foam.