发明名称 |
Image forming apparatus and gloss control method |
摘要 |
An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording medium includes a fixing unit configured to fix on a recording medium, a toner image formed on the recording medium, through heating and pressurization and a gloss control unit configured to lower gloss of a surface of the toner image by charging the surface of the toner image fixed onto the recording medium and heating the toner image such that toner contained in the toner image reaches a softening point or higher thereof. |
申请公布号 |
US8892019(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.11.18 |
申请号 |
US201313836633 |
申请日期 |
2013.03.15 |
申请人 |
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc. |
发明人 |
Hirayama Junya;Uetake Shigeo;Kamoda Yuji;Natsuhara Toshiya |
分类号 |
G03G15/20;G03G15/00 |
主分类号 |
G03G15/20 |
代理机构 |
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC |
代理人 |
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC |
主权项 |
1. An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording medium conveyed along a prescribed conveyance direction, comprising:
a fixing unit configured to fix on said recording medium, a toner image formed on said recording medium, through heating and pressurization; and a gloss control unit configured to lower gloss of a surface of said toner image by charging the surface of said toner image fixed onto said recording medium and heating said toner image such that toner contained in said toner image reaches a softening point or higher thereof. |
地址 |
Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo JP |