Patent ID: 9671727
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: G03G

Claim:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: a developing device that develops a toner image using a toner, the toner including a binder resin and a microcapsulated color material, the microcapsulated color material containing an electron donating color developable agent, an electron accepting color developing agent and a temperature control agent, the temperature control agent having a temperature difference between a melting point and a solidifying point and dissociating the electron donating color developable agent and the electron accepting color developing agent from one another when heated to the melting point; a transfer section that transfers the toner image onto a recording material; and a fixing device that heats the toner image transferred onto the recording material to a first temperature to fix the toner image on the recording material and heats the toner image fixed on the recording material to a second temperature higher than the first temperature for 10 seconds or less to decolorize the toner image.