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US 2022/0011697 A1Published application
Image forming apparatus and image forming method
AssigneeKonica Minolta, Inc.
InventorKazuyoshi Kimura
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AssigneeKonica Minolta, Inc.
InventorKazuyoshi Kimura
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An image forming apparatus includes: an image former that forms an image with toner containing wax on an image forming medium; a first paper loading part that loads the image forming medium and is located downstream of the image former; a laminator that laminates a film on the image forming medium; a second paper loading part that loads the image forming medium and is located downstream of the laminator; a first path that extends from the image former to the first paper loading part; a second path that extends from the image former to the laminator; a switcher that switches a conveyance path of the image forming medium to either the first path or the second path; and a hardware processor that causes the switcher to switch the conveyance path to the second path when the laminator laminates the film on the image forming medium.
An image forming apparatus comprising:
An image forming method using an image forming apparatus that comprises a first path and a second path different from the first path, wherein an image forming medium on which an image is formed with toner containing wax is conveyed though the first path without lamination of a film or conveyed through the second path toward a laminator that laminates the film, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.