Image forming apparatus
AssigneesToshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorYasuharu ARIMA
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus having an image forming function to form an image on a recording medium, and an image erasing function to erase an image formed on a recording medium is provided. The image forming apparatus has an erasing unit which erases the image formed on the recording medium under an erasing condition changeable in accordance with whether or not erasable coloring material used in the image formed on the recording medium is predetermined coloring material, when the image erasing function is performed.
Claims10
An image forming apparatus having an image forming function to form an image on a recording medium, and an image erasing function to erase an image formed on a recording medium, the image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image forming unit configured to form the image on the recording medium using erasable coloring material, when the image forming function is performed;
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- an erasing unit configured to erase the image formed on the recording medium under an erasing condition changeable in accordance with whether or not erasable coloring material used in the image formed on the recording medium is predetermined coloring material, when the image erasing function is performed.
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