Patent ID: 9075367
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a first image forming unit that uses a first toner to form a first toner image and transfers the first toner image to a transfer medium that moves in a predetermined moving direction; a second image forming unit that is arranged on a downstream side from the first image forming unit in the movement direction of the transfer medium, uses a second toner to form a second toner image, and transfers the second toner image to the transfer medium; the second toner being characterized to be charged easier than the first toner is, a controller that controls the first image forming unit and the second image forming unit so that the first toner image and second toner image are layered on the transfer medium; the controller having two control modes; the controller performs control in such a manner that an amount of the first toner that is transferred from the first image forming unit in the first print mode is greater than that in the second print mode.