BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the following figures, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing an example of an image forming apparatus of an aspect of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a state where light for applying color forming information is exposed to a toner image;
FIG. 3 is a circuit block diagram of a print control unit;
FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram showing another example of the image forming apparatus of an aspect of the present invention;
FIGS. 5A and 5B are schematic diagrams for describing the mechanism of color formation of the toner, wherein FIG. 5A shows a color forming part and FIG. 5B shows an enlarged view thereof:
FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an example of the toner structure (containing a parent material and a color forming part dispersed in the parent material);
FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another example of the toner structure (concentric circle structure);
FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another example of the toner structure (stripe structure); and
FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another example of the toner structure (fan structure).
Patent Application
20070218375
