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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2016
Kazuki Yasu, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshinari Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Yukihito Niino, Tokyo, JP;
Seiya Murata, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuki Yasu, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshinari Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Yukihito Niino, Tokyo, JP;
Seiya Murata, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
SCREEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD., Kyoto-shi, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including an image forming unit that ejects droplets from an image forming apparatus, and forms an image on a surface of a printing medium, a pre-processing unit that applies a pre-processing liquid to the surface of the printing medium before the image is formed by the image forming unit, and a post-processing unit that applies a post-processing liquid different from the pre-processing liquid to the surface of the printing medium after the image is formed by the image forming unit. The pre-processing unit applies an amount of the pre-processing liquid which is determined based on a type of the printing medium and the post-processing unit applies an amount of the post-processing liquid which is determined based on the type of the printing medium.