18755443. IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS (CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA)
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
MASATAKE Usui of Shizuoka (JP)
HIROKI Eguchi of Kanagawa (JP)
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18755443 titled 'IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Original Abstract Submitted
An image forming apparatus can include an image forming unit that prints a plurality of toner images formed by using toners of first, second and third toners onto a recording material in a superimposed manner, the image forming unit forms first to third toner images; a transfer unit for transferring onto the recording material in a superimposed manner the first to third toner images in this order, which is an order closer to the recording material; and a fixing unit including heating unit for heating the recording material from the side where the toner images are transferred, the fixing unit being configured to heat and melt the toner images to fix the toner images onto the recording material. Among the first to third toners, the first toner has the highest elastic modulus, and the second toner has the lowest elastic modulus.