Patent ID: 11960225
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a first unit including
(i) a first toner storage portion configured to store printing toner,
(ii) a first photosensitive drum configured to bear a toner image which is formed using the printing toner,
(iii) a second powder adhesive storage portion configured to store powder adhesive,
(iv) a second photosensitive drum configured to bear a pattern of the powder adhesive,
(v) an intermediate transfer belt arranged above the first toner storage portion, the first photosensitive drum, the second powder adhesive storage portion, and the second photosensitive drum, and onto which the toner image and the pattern of the powder adhesive are transferred respectively from the first photosensitive drum and the second photosensitive drum,
(vi) a first toner image fixing portion configured to heat the toner image having been transferred from the intermediate transfer belt onto a sheet to fix the toner image to the sheet, and
(vii) a first casing in which the first toner storage portion, the first photosensitive drum, the second powder adhesive storage portion, the second photosensitive drum, the intermediate transfer belt, and the first toner image fixing portion are housed; and
a second unit including
a second powder adhesive fixing portion configured to heat the sheet to which the toner image is fixed by the first toner image fixing portion to fix the pattern of the powder adhesive while bonding the sheet with the powder adhesive, and
a second casing in which the second powder adhesive fixing portion is housed,
wherein the second casing is arranged above the first casing in a vertical direction,
wherein the first unit includes a first tray to which a sheet not passing the second powder adhesive fixing portion is discharged,
wherein the second unit includes a second tray to which a sheet having passed the second powder adhesive fixing portion is discharged, and
wherein the first tray and the second tray are arranged at a position above the first toner storage portion, the first photosensitive drum, the second powder adhesive storage portion, and the second photosensitive drum.