Patent ID: 11921450
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
an image forming unit configured to form a toner image on a recording material;
a fixing unit configured to fix the toner image on the recording material at a fixing nip portion in which the recording material is nipped and conveyed; and
a varnish coater configured to apply varnish to the recording material passed through the fixing nip portion,
wherein, in a case where a first image forming job in which a toner image is formed to a first recording material and varnish is not applied by the varnish coater is executed, the first recording material is conveyed at the fixing nip portion at a first conveyance speed,
wherein, in a case where a second image forming job in which a toner image is formed to a second recording material of which a grammage is the same as a grammage of the first recording material and varnish is applied by the varnish coater is executed, the second recording material is conveyed at the fixing nip portion at a second conveyance speed, and
wherein the second conveyance speed is faster than the first conveyance speed.