Electrophotography – Image formation – Exposure
Patent
1997-03-21
1998-10-20
Brase, Sandra L.
Electrophotography
Image formation
Exposure
399 45, 399309, G03G 1536
Patent
active
058261435
ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus for forming images corresponding to image data of plural pages. The apparatus includes: a photoreceptor; a toner image former for forming a toner image on the photoreceptor in correspondence with the image data; a toner image receiving body for receiving the toner image from the toner image former and for carrying the toner image; the first transfer means for transferring the toner image on the photoreceptor onto one side surface of a transfer sheet; the second transfer means for transferring the toner image on the toner image receiving body onto the other side surface of the transfer sheet; a fixer for fixing the toner image, being transferred onto the transfer sheet, on the transfer sheet; a discharger, having plural discharging modes, for discharging the transfer sheet; and a control means for controlling the toner image former; wherein the control means arranges a combination of a first toner image formation onto the transfer sheet, being performed with the photoreceptor and the first transfer means, and second toner image formation onto the transfer sheet, being performed with the toner image receiving body and the second transfer means, in response to a given order of pages in the image data or to a discharging mode, selected from the discharging modes, of the discharger.
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Fukuchi Masakazu
Haneda Satoshi
Ikeda Tadayoshi
Matsubara Akitoshi
Sato Yotaro
Brase Sandra L.
Konica Corporation
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