US 7,321,449 B2
Gloss-imparting device and color image-forming apparatus
Osamu Ide, Ashigarakami-gun (Japan); and Yu Tsuda, Ashigarakami-gun (Japan)
Assigned to Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo (Japan)
Filed on Jan. 16, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/653,265.
Application 11/653265 is a continuation of application No. 10/141853, filed on May 10, 2002, granted, now 7,180,681.
Claims priority of application No. 2001-142223 (JP), filed on May 11, 2001.
Prior Publication US 2007/0115487 A1, May 24, 2007
Int. Cl. G06K 15/00 (2006.01); B41M 5/40 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 358—1.9  [358/2.1; 428/32.33] 1 Claim
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A color image forming apparatus for forming a color image with a gloss, the color image forming apparatus comprising:
a color toner image forming unit that forms a color toner image on a base material;
a transparent toner image forming unit that forms a transparent toner image on the color image on the base material;
a heating/pressurizing unit that heats and pressurizes the transparent toner image, the color toner image and the base material; and
a cooling unit that cools at least the transparent toner image heated and pressurized by the heating/pressurizing material.