IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING CURL REDUCTION DEVICE

To reduce a curl in a print medium generated at a fixing unit of an image forming apparatus.SOLUTION: The present disclosure provides, as one aspect, an image forming apparatus including: a primary fixing device that fixes a toner image to a surface of a print medium; a curl reduction device that re...

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Zusammenfassung:To reduce a curl in a print medium generated at a fixing unit of an image forming apparatus.SOLUTION: The present disclosure provides, as one aspect, an image forming apparatus including: a primary fixing device that fixes a toner image to a surface of a print medium; a curl reduction device that receives the print medium from the primary fixing device and applies a convex curl to the print medium so that the surface becomes a convex shape; and a high gloss fixing device that receives the print medium having the convex curl from the curl reduction device, heats the fixed toner image, and subsequently cools the toner image.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2 【課題】画像形成装置の定着部で発生する印刷媒体のカールの低減。【解決手段】本開示は、一態様として、印刷媒体の表面にトナー像を定着する一次定着装置と、一次定着装置から印刷媒体を受け取り、表面が凸状になるように印刷媒体に凸状のカールを印加するカール低減装置と、カール低減装置から凸状のカールを有する印刷媒体を受け取り、定着されたトナー像を加熱し、その後冷却する高光沢定着装置とを含む、画像形成装置を提供する。【選択図】図2