Patent ID: 8412086
Filing Date: 2013-04-02
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming section which transfers a toner image according to image data onto a recording sheet; a first fixing section which has a first fixing roller which rotates on the recording sheet and which fixes the toner image on the recording sheet with heat of the first fixing roller; a clear layer forming section which forms a clear layer on the toner image which the first fixing section has fixed; a second fixing section which has a second fixing roller which rotates on the recording sheet and which fixes the clear layer on the recording sheet with heat of the second fixing roller; and a control section which controls each part, wherein the control section determines a first recording sheet area and a second recording sheet area and controls the clear layer forming section to increase a thickness of the clear layer so that the clear layer is thicker in the second recording sheet area than in the first recording sheet area by using information related to the first fixing roller, the first recording sheet area being an area on which the toner image has been fixed during a first revolution of the first fixing roller on the recording sheet and the second recording sheet area being an area on which the toner image has been fixed during a second revolution of the first fixing roller on the recording sheet.