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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2013
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Komori Corporation, Sumida-ku, JP;
Toyoaki Sugaya, Hachioji, JP;
Mitsuru Obata, Sagamihara, JP;
Hiroyuki Suda, Higashi Okitama-gun, JP;
Satoshi Murakami, Sumida-ku, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
KOMORI CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Image formation device having: an image formation drum () for rotationally conveying a recording medium while holding the recording medium; a supply means () for supplying the recording medium (P) to the drum; a recording head () for forming an image on the recording medium on the drum; and a conveyance mechanism () for receiving the recording medium from the drum at a reception position (m2) on the downstream side in a conveyance direction from the recording head and distributing the recording medium to a paper discharge path or an inversion path. The conveyance mechanism returns the recording medium to the drum at a return position (m9) on the downstream side in the conveyance direction from the reception position (m2) after the front and back surfaces thereof are inverted, and a drum heating means () for heating the surface drum is provided between the reception position and the return position.