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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2015
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Kazunari Komatsuzaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuhiro Katsuta, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasushi Kawahata, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Tatsuura, Kanagawa, JP;
Yutaka Nogami, Kanagawa, JP;
Keitaro Mori, Kanagawa, JP;
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is an image forming apparatus including a first image forming unit that forms a first image on a front surface of a transported medium with a developer including toners and non-volatile oils, a removing unit that heats non-volatile oils on the front surface of the medium to remove the oils, a second image forming unit that forms a second image on a back surface of the medium with a developer including toners and non-volatile oils, a removing section that heats non-volatile oils on the back surface of the medium to remove the oils, and a fixing unit that fixes the first image and the second image on the front surface and the back surface of the medium.