Image forming system including varnish applying apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12164253-B2
Application number	US-202318221051-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 12, 2023
Priority date	Jul 13, 2022
Publication date	Dec 10, 2024
Grant date	Dec 10, 2024

Abstract

An image forming system includes an image forming apparatus, a varnish applying apparatus, an input unit, a first image processing unit, and a second image processing unit. The image forming apparatus forms a toner image on a recording material on the basis of image data obtained by subjecting first image data to data change processing. The varnish applying apparatus forms a varnish image on the recording material on the basis of image data obtained by subjecting second image data to the data change processing.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An image forming system comprising:
an image forming apparatus configured to form a toner image on a recording material on the basis of first image data;
a varnish applying apparatus configured to form a varnish image on the recording material on the basis of second image data;
an input unit to which data change processing information including at least one of reduction, magnification, and arrangement of the first image data is inputted;
a first image processing unit configured to execute first data change processing in which the first image data is changed on the basis of the data change processing information for the first image data input to the input unit; and
a second image processing unit configured to execute second data change processing in which the second image data is changed on the basis of the data change processing information for the first image data input to the input unit,
wherein the image forming apparatus forms the toner image on the recording material on the basis of image data obtained by subjecting the first image data to the data change processing, and
wherein the varnish applying apparatus forms the varnish image on the recording material on the basis of image data obtained by subjecting the second image data to the data change processing.

2. The image forming system according to claim 1 , further comprising a communication unit capable of establishing data communication between the image forming apparatus and the varnish applying apparatus,
wherein the input unit and the first image processing unit are provided in the image forming apparatus, and
wherein the second image processing unit is provided in the varnish applying apparatus and carries out image processing on the basis of the data change processing transmitted via the communication unit.

3. An image forming system comprising:
an image forming apparatus configured to form a toner image on a recording material on the basis of first image data;
a varnish applying apparatus configured to form a varnish image on the recording material on the basis of second image data;
an input unit to which data change processing information including at least one of reduction, magnification, and arrangement of the first image data is inputted;
a first image processing unit configured to execute first data change processing in which the first image data is changed on the basis of the data change processing information for the first image data input to the input unit;
a second image processing unit configured to execute second data change processing in which the second image data is changed on the basis of the data change processing information for the first image data input to the input unit, and
a selecting unit provided in the second image processing unit and configured to select whether or not the second image data is subject to the second data change processing,
wherein the image forming apparatus forms the toner image on the recording material on the basis of image data obtained by subjecting the first image data to the first data change processing,
wherein in a case that selection that the second image data is subjected to the data change processing is made, the varnish applying apparatus forms the varnish image on the recording material on the basis of the image data obtained by subjecting the second image data to the second data change processing by the second image processing unit, and
wherein in a case that the selection that the second image data is subjected to the data change processing is not made, the varnish applying apparatus forms the varnish image on the recording material on the basis of the second image data which is not subjected to the second data change processing.

4. The image forming system according to claim 1 , wherein the first data change processing executed by the first image processing unit and the second data change processing executed by the second image processing unit are the same layout change processing.

5. The image forming system according to claim 3 , wherein the first data change processing executed by the first image processing unit and the second data change processing executed by the second image processing unit are the same layout change processing.

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Yamada Toshiyuki
• Tsukada Yoshiro
• Hano Masami
• Hirota Shingo
• Hanazato Taro
• Katayama Daisuke
• Kikuchi Kyohei

Classifications

• B05D7/26

  synthetic lacquers or varnishes (B05D7/08, B05D7/16 take precedence) · CPC title

• G03G2215/209

  plural types of toner image handled by the fixing device · CPC title

• B05D2501/00

  Varnish or unspecified clear coat · CPC title

• G03G15/6585

  by using non-standard toners, e.g. transparent toner, gloss adding devices · CPC title

• G03G15/5041 Primary

  Detecting a toner image, e.g. density, toner coverage, using a test patch (G03G15/553 takes precedence) · CPC title