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US 10,310,404 B2Granted
Image forming apparatus
AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorSeiji Iino
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Abstract
In accordance with an embodiment, an image forming apparatus comprises an image forming section and a specific light source. The image forming section forms an image on an image receiving medium with a specific material which emits visible light through irradiation by specific light. The specific light source emits the specific light to the image receiving medium at a downstream side of the image forming section in a conveyance direction of the image receiving medium.
Claims18
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- an image forming section configured to form an image on an image receiving medium with a specific material which emits visible light through irradiation by specific light;
- a specific light source configured to emit the specific light to the image receiving medium at a downstream side of the image forming section in a conveyance direction of the image receiving medium;
- and
- a discharge mechanism configured to discharge the image receiving medium to a discharge tray so that the specific light is emitted to a printing surface of the image receiving medium.
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An image forming method, comprising:
- forming an image on an image receiving medium with a specific material which emits visible light through irradiation by specific light;
- emitting the specific light to the image receiving medium at a downstream position in a conveyance direction of the image receiving medium;
- and
- discharging the image receiving medium to a discharge tray so that the specific light is emitted to a printing surface of the image receiving medium.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.