Patent ID: 9201375
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a first image forming unit that forms a first image on a front surface of a transported medium with a developer including toners and non-volatile oils; a removing unit that is disposed on a downstream side of the first image forming unit in a transport direction of the medium, and heats non-volatile oils on the front surface of the medium to remove the oils; a second image forming unit that is disposed on a downstream side of the removing unit in the transport direction, and forms a second image on a back surface of the medium with a developer including toners and non-volatile oils; a removing section that is disposed on a downstream side of the second image forming unit in the transport direction of the medium, and heats non-volatile oils on the back surface of the medium to remove the oils; and a fixing unit that is disposed on a downstream side of the removing section in the transport direction, and fixes the first image and the second image on the front surface and the back surface of the medium, wherein the fixing unit applies a heat amount to the medium that is greater than a heat amount in the removing unit and the removing section.