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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2015
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Takayuki Higuchi, Anpachi-gun, JP;
Tomoaki Hattori, Nagoya, JP;
Jun Ikami, Nagoya, JP;
Kumiko Suzuki, Gifu, JP;
Emi Shimizu, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus has a photosensitive member configured to transport a developer containing a compound that causes cis-trans isomerization reaction by light absorption to induce phase transition; a first exposure device configured to emit ultraviolet light having a wavelength of 300 nm-400 nm to a developer image; and a pressing member configured to press a recording sheet holding a developer image exposed by the first exposure device thereon. It is possible to achieve conservation of energy during image formation.