Patent ID: 8095042
Filing Date: 2012-01-10
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: a plurality of first image carriers on which different color toner images C are respectively formed; a transfer fixing member onto which a multicolor toner image A consisting of the different color toner images C is transferred; a heater configured to fuse the toner image A on the transfer fixing member; a pressurizer pressing against the transfer fixing member, configured to form a nip, together with the transfer fixing member, in which the fused toner image A is transferred from the transfer fixing member and fixed on a recording medium; an image carrier located upstream of the transfer fixing member in a direction in which the recording medium is transported, on which a toner image B whose color is different from a color of the toner image A is formed; and a transferer facing the image carrier, configured to transfer the toner image B onto the recording medium before the toner image A is transferred thereonto, wherein the toner image B is fixed by the transfer fixing member and the pressurizer on the recording medium.