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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Junya Hirayama, Takarazuka, JP;
Shigeo Uetake, Takatsuki, JP;
Yuji Kamoda, Ibaraki, JP;
Toshiya Natsuhara, Takarazuka, JP;
Junya Hirayama, Takarazuka, JP;
Shigeo Uetake, Takatsuki, JP;
Yuji Kamoda, Ibaraki, JP;
Toshiya Natsuhara, Takarazuka, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording medium includes a fixing unit configured to fix on a recording medium, a toner image formed on the recording medium, through heating and pressurization and a gloss control unit configured to lower gloss of a surface of the toner image by charging the surface of the toner image fixed onto the recording medium and heating the toner image such that toner contained in the toner image reaches a softening point or higher thereof.