Patent ID: 6760093
Filing Date: 2004-07-06
Classification: G03F,G03G

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus comprising:a transfer member including a support member and a transfer material formed on the support member; a droplet jetting head jetting out liquid droplets containing a thermosetting adhesive material to form a latent image on a surface of one of the transfer material and an image receiving member, wherein a direction in which the liquid droplets are jetted out from the droplet jetting head can be changed to either one of a direction toward the transfer member and a direction toward the image receiving member, and wherein the transfer member and the image receiving member are brought into close contact with each other and sandwiched together so that the latent image is interposed between the transfer material and the image receiving member; and an adhesive-material curing device which applies heat to the transfer member and the image receiving member so that the adhesive material is cured, wherein after curing the transfer member and the image receiving member are separated such that the latent image is fixed to the image receiving member.