Patent ID: 6219081
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: B41J,B41M,G03G

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus comprising:a first drum having an image receiving portion on which a toner sheet with an image forming thin film is superimposed in a state that said image forming thin film of said toner sheet is layered on said image receiving portion of said first drum;an exposure section for applying imagewise thermal energy toward said first drum through said toner sheet side; anda second drum for holding a final image supporting sheet thereon for finally supporting an image thereon;wherein after an image is formed through said likewise application of the thermal energy by said exposure section, said toner sheet is separated from said image receiving portion of said first drum, an image is transferred onto said image receiving portion, and said final image supporting sheet is pressed against a predetermined location on said image receiving portion by a relative movement of said first drum to and from said second drum.