Patent ID: 9547249
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: G03G

Claim:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: an image forming station to form a toner image; an intermediate transfer body onto which the toner image formed by the image forming station is transferred; a transfer device to transfer the toner image from the intermediate transfer body onto a recording medium in a transfer nip; a transfer pressure applicator to apply a secondary transfer pressure to the transfer nip upon transfer of the toner image to the recording medium; and a controller, operatively connected to the transfer pressure applicator, to determine whether the toner image is a first image including a special color toner or a second image consisting of a toner other than the special color toner, and to control the transfer pressure applicator to apply a first pressure upon transfer of the first image and apply a second pressure upon transfer of the second image, the first pressure being lower than the second pressure, wherein the special color toner is a pulverized toner, and a toner other than the special color toner included in the toner image is a polymerization toner.