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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2011
Ryuji Yoshida, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyuki Koinuma, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoko Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideaki Kanaya, Tokyo, JP;
Shunichi Hashimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Naoyuki Ozaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshinori Nakagawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Mugijirou Uno, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideki Zemba, Kanagawa, JP;
Mikio Ishibashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryuji Yoshida, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyuki Koinuma, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoko Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideaki Kanaya, Tokyo, JP;
Shunichi Hashimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Naoyuki Ozaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshinori Nakagawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Mugijirou Uno, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideki Zemba, Kanagawa, JP;
Mikio Ishibashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a fixing liquid applicator to apply a fixing liquid to a recording medium before a toner image is transferred on the recording medium, a transfer device to transfer a toner image from a toner image bearing member onto the recording medium applied with the fixing liquid, and a fixing device to fix the toner image on the recording medium by heating. The fixing liquid applicator includes an application member disposed opposing a face of the recording medium on which the toner image is transferred to apply to the recording medium the fixing liquid borne on a surface of the application member, a supply unit to supply the fixing liquid to the application member, and a sealing device to form along with the application member a sealed space in which the supply unit and the fixing liquid to be supplied to the application member are sealed.