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US 11,599,037 B2Granted
Image forming apparatus
AssigneeKonica Minolta, Inc.
InventorAtsuto Hirai
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a conveyer that conveys a recording medium supporting an image; a softener that softens the image; and a powder applicator that applies powder to the surface of the softened image, in which the applied powder adheres to a range that is narrower in a width direction orthogonal to a conveyance direction of the recording medium conveyed by the conveyer than a maximum width of the image to be supported by the recording medium.
Claims12
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a conveyer that conveys a recording medium supporting an image;
- a softener that softens the image;
- and
- a powder applicator that applies powder to a surface of the softened image,
- wherein
- the applied powder adheres to a range that is narrower in a width direction orthogonal to a conveyance direction of the recording medium conveyed by the conveyer than a maximum width of the image to be supported by the recording medium.
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