Image forming apparatus and image forming method
US-2016349676-A1 · Dec 1, 2016 · US
Image forming apparatus
US2017185010A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2017185010-A1 |
| Application number | US-201615384516-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | Dec 20, 2016 |
| Priority date | Dec 24, 2015 |
| Publication date | Jun 29, 2017 |
| Grant date | — |
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An image forming apparatus includes an accommodating portion configured to accommodate a recording material; a first heating portion configured to heat the recording material accommodated in the accommodating portion; a recording material feeding portion configured to feed the recording material from the accommodating portion; an image forming portion configured to form an image, on a surface of the recording material fed by the recording material feeding portion, with a liquid developer containing toner and an ultraviolet curable agent; a second heating portion configured to heat the image, formed on the surface of the recording material, by irradiating the surface of the recording material with infrared radiation; and an ultraviolet irradiating portion configured to irradiate the surface of the recording material, with ultraviolet radiation, already irradiated with the infrared radiation by the second heating portion.
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What is claimed is: 1 . An image forming apparatus comprising: an accommodating portion configured to accommodate a recording material; a first heating portion configured to heat the recording material accommodated in said accommodating portion; a recording material feeding portion configured to feed the recording material from said accommodating portion; an image forming portion configured to form an image, on a surface of the recording material fed by said recording material feeding portion, with a liquid developer containing toner and an ultraviolet curable agent; a second heating portion configured to heat the image, formed on the surface of the recording material, by irradiating the surface of the recording material with infrared radiation; and an ultraviolet irradiating portion configured to irradiate the surface of the recording material, with ultraviolet radiation, already irradiated with the infrared radiation by said second heating portion. 2 . An image forming apparatus comprising: an accommodating portion configured to accommodate a recording material; a recording material feeding portion configured to feed the recording material from said accommodating portion; an image forming portion configured to form an image, on a surface of the recording material fed by said recording material feeding portion, with a liquid developer containing toner and an ultraviolet curable agent; a second heating portion configured to heat the image, formed on the surface of the recording material, by irradiating the surface of the recording material with infrared radiation; an ultraviolet irradiating portion configured to irradiate the surface of the recording material, with ultraviolet radiation, already irradiated with the infrared radiation by said second heating portion; and a second heating portion configured to heat the recording already on a feeding path of the recording material from a recording material feeding position where said recording material feeding portion feeds the recording material to an ultraviolet irradiation position where the image is irradiated with the ultraviolet radiation by said ultraviolet irradiating portion.
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- What does patent US2017185010A1 cover?
- An image forming apparatus includes an accommodating portion configured to accommodate a recording material; a first heating portion configured to heat the recording material accommodated in the accommodating portion; a recording material feeding portion configured to feed the recording material from the accommodating portion; an image forming portion configured to form an image, on a surface o…
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- Canon Kk
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G03G15/2007. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Thu Jun 29 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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