Image forming apparatus featuring a pre-smoothening mode...

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2008-06-03

2008-06-03

Grainger, Quana M (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Image formation

Fixing

Reexamination Certificate

active

07383011

ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus including image forming means for forming a toner image on a toner reception resin layer of a recording medium; conveying means for conveying the recording medium set on a setting portion to the image forming means; and smoothening means for smoothening the toner reception resin layer of the recording medium on which the toner image is formed by the image forming means. The apparatus is operable in a pre-smoothening mode in which the toner reception resin layer of the recording medium is smoothened before the toner image is formed on the toner reception resin layer of the recording medium.

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