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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2014
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Aya Kakishima, Kanagawa, JP;
Miho Ikeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Takaharu Nakajima, Kanagawa, JP;
Koichiro Yuasa, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasumitsu Harashima, Kanagawa, JP;
Toko Hara, Kanagawa, JP;
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is an image forming apparatus including a first image unit that uses toner which contains a flat pigment, a second image unit that uses toner which does not contain a flat pigment, and a fixing unit that fixes an image which is formed on a recording medium to the recording medium by using heat while transporting the recording medium, wherein the recording medium is transported again to the fixing unit after the image formed on the recording medium by the toner containing the flat pigment is fixed to the recording medium by the fixing unit.