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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2015
Masafumi Yamada, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuma Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsurou Sasamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An inkjet image forming apparatus is provided. The inkjet image forming apparatus includes a recording unit, a selection heater, a heater, and a processor. The recording unit forms an ink image on a recording medium being conveyed. The selection heater is disposed downstream from the recording unit relative to a direction of conveyance of the recording medium, and selectively heats the ink image formed on the recording medium. The heater is disposed downstream from the selection heater relative to the direction of conveyance of the recording medium, and heats the recording medium on which the ink image has been selectively heated. The processor controls the recording unit, the selection heater, and the heater, and sets an output of the selection heater in view of an occurrence of cockling on the recording medium.