Patent ID: 7865121

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: an image bearing member configured to bear a latent electrostatic image; a charging device configured to charge a surface of the image bearing member; an irradiating device configured to irradiate the surface of the image bearing member to form the latent electrostatic image thereon; a developing device configured to develop the latent electrostatic image; a transfer device configured to transfer the developed image to an opaque medium; a fixing device configured to fix the transferred image on the opaque medium; and an attachment device comprising a heating device configured to attach the fixed image to a transparent medium; wherein the attachment device is located at a downstream side of the fixing device relative to a feeding direction of the medium, such that the opaque medium bearing the fixed image is overlaid with the transparent medium, followed by additionally fixing and attaching of the fixed image on the transparent medium by the attachment device.