Title:
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2021060527
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To reduce loss of thermal energy while maintaining image quality.SOLUTION: An MFP comprises: image forming units that form toner images on image carriers; a transfer and fixing device 50 that heats the toner images formed by the image forming units and then fixes the images to a sheet; and a pressing unit 69 that increases, in non-contact, the contact area between a plurality of types of toner forming the toner images in a state where the toner images are heated.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4
Inventors:
YAGI MASATAKA
NITTO TAIGA
SONOYAMA MASASHI
NITTO TAIGA
SONOYAMA MASASHI
Application Number:
JP2019185475A
Publication Date:
April 15, 2021
Filing Date:
October 08, 2019
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA INC
International Classes:
G03G15/16; G03G13/22; G03G15/00; G03G15/01; G03G15/20; G03G15/22; G03G21/14
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Masahiro Nakagawa