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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2012
Norio Tomita, Osaka, JP;
Hiroshi Nakatani, Osaka, JP;
Ryosuke Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Takumi Mori, Osaka, JP;
Kyosuke Taka, Osaka, JP;
Kohichi Yamauchi, Osaka, JP;
Norio Tomita, Osaka, JP;
Hiroshi Nakatani, Osaka, JP;
Ryosuke Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Takumi Mori, Osaka, JP;
Kyosuke Taka, Osaka, JP;
Kohichi Yamauchi, Osaka, JP;
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a coating portion configured to perform a coating process that forms a coating film on a recording sheet with an image formed thereon, a main transport path configured to transport the recording sheet with the image formed thereon and to have a branching portion formed thereon, and a sub transport path configured to be once branched from the main transport path at the branching portion and to be returned to the main transport path again. The coating portion is disposed on the sub transport path.