Patent ID: 9612779
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: B41J,G06F,G06K

Claim:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a setting part that sets image data; an image forming part that forms an image based on the image data on a base member of a recording material formed by attaching the base member to a backing sheet; a groove forming part having an opposing member mounted on a portion facing the base member of the recording material that has an image formed by the image forming part, the groove forming part urging a projecting part formed on the opposing member against the recording material to form a groove in the base member; an acquisition part that acquires a type of the opposing member mounted on the groove forming part; a storage part that stores a content of the image data and the type of the opposing member in an associated manner; and a control part that controls an image forming operation performed by the image forming part, on the basis of the association between the content of the image data and the type of the opposing member stored in the storage part in an associated manner.