Patent ID: 9046862
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: B41J,G03G,G06K

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming section configured to form images on a sheet by using both a recolorable decolorable colorant and an undecolorable colorant; a fixing device configured to heat the sheet to fix the recolorable decolorable colorant and the undecolorable colorant on the sheet at the same time; and a fixing-temperature control section configured to perform temperature control for the fixing device and fix the recolorable decolorable colorant and the undecolorable colorant on the sheet at a temperature higher than a decoloring start temperature of the recolorable decolorable colorant to thereby fix the recolorable decolorable colorant on the sheet in a decolored state and fix the undecolorable colorant on the sheet in a colored state.