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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2012
Shigeo Uetake, Takatsuki, JP;
Junya Hirayama, Takarazuka, JP;
Yuji Kamoda, Ibaraki, JP;
Toshiya Natsuhara, Takarazuka, JP;
Shigeo Uetake, Takatsuki, JP;
Junya Hirayama, Takarazuka, JP;
Yuji Kamoda, Ibaraki, JP;
Toshiya Natsuhara, Takarazuka, JP;
Abstract
A wet-type image forming apparatus includes: a heating unit configured to heat a recording medium and to volatilize liquid carrier in a toner image; a fixing unit configured to fix the toner image on the recording medium and disposed at a downstream side of the heating unit in a conveyance direction of the recording medium; a conveyance unit configured to convey the recording medium from the heating unit to the fixing unit; and a housing disposed to cover the conveyance unit, wherein the recording medium is conveyed on the conveyance unit in the housing toward the fixing unit after heated by the heating unit, in the presence of gas containing the volatilized liquid carrier, and the volatilized liquid carrier is cooled and turned into fine mist liquid carrier and then the fine mist liquid carrier attaches to the recording medium before the recording medium reaches the fixing unit.