EP 3594752 B1 20240228 - GLOSS LEVEL ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Title (en)
GLOSS LEVEL ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Title (de)
VERFAHREN ZUR EINSTELLUNG DES GLANZGRADES UND BILDERZEUGUNGSVORRICHTUNG
Title (fr)
RÉGLAGE DU NIVEAU DE BRILLANCE ET APPAREIL DE FORMATION D'IMAGES
Publication
Application
Priority
JP 2018117709 A 20180621
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP3594752A1] Provided is an image forming apparatus (1) for forming an image by electrophotography. The image forming apparatus (1) includes a heating unit (60) configured to heat a recording medium formed with an image at a nip unit composed of a fixing rotator (60A) and a pressing rotator (60B). The image is formed by using a color toner containing a release agent. The image forming apparatus (1) further includes an adjustment toner applying unit (41CLR) configured to apply an adjustment toner containing the release agent less than the color toner to the surface of the image formed on the recording medium before it is conveyed into the nip unit, and a controller (100) configured to adjust an amount of the adjustment toner to be applied by the adjustment toner applying unit (41CLR) according to a predefined gloss level of the image.
IPC 8 full level
G03G 15/20 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G03G 15/205 (2013.01); G03G 15/6585 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00801 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00805 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0081 (2013.01)
Citation (examination)
- JP H08101553 A 19960416 - CANON KK
- JP 2016009084 A 20160118 - OKI DATA KK
- US 2009087221 A1 20090402 - MASUI NAOKI [JP]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 3594752 A1 20200115; EP 3594752 B1 20240228; JP 2019219550 A 20191226; JP 7286920 B2 20230606
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 19179029 A 20190607; JP 2018117709 A 20180621