Image erasing apparatus and image forming apparatus
AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsSatoshi Takayama, Takeshi Gotanda, Yumiko Sekiguchi, Kenji Sano
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, an image erasing apparatus decolors an image printed on a paper sheet using an ink containing at least a leuco dye, a developer, water, a water-soluble organic solvent, and a surfactant. The image erasing apparatus includes a heating unit, a feedback mechanism, and a control unit. The heating unit heats the paper sheet. The feedback mechanism supplies the paper sheet heated by the heating unit to the heating unit again. The control unit causes the feedback mechanism to supply the paper sheet to the heating unit a plurality of times so as to heat the paper sheet a plurality of times.
Claims8
An image erasing apparatus for decoloring an image printed on a paper sheet using an ink containing at least a leuco dye, a developer, water, a water-soluble organic solvent, and a surfactant, comprising:
- a heating unit configured to heat the paper sheet;
- a feedback mechanism configured to supply the paper sheet heated by the heating unit to the heating unit again;
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- a control unit configured to cause the feedback mechanism to supply the paper sheet to the heating unit a plurality of times so as to heat the paper sheet a plurality of times.
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a storage unit configured to store paper sheets;
- an extraction mechanism configured to extract one paper sheet from the storage unit;
- an image forming unit configured to form an image on the paper sheet extracted by the extraction mechanism using an ink containing at least a leuco dye, a developer, water, a water-soluble organic solvent, and a surfactant;
- a heating unit configured to heat the paper sheet having the image formed by the image forming unit;
- a feedback mechanism configured to supply the paper sheet heated by the heating unit to the heating unit again;
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- a control unit configured to cause the feedback mechanism to pass the paper sheet to the heating unit a plurality of times and then store the paper sheet in the storage unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.