| 20090016765 | Image Forming Device and Image Forming Method - An image forming device including: a fixing unit that fixes a toner image formed on a recording medium by heating the toner image to a temperature that is higher than the softening point of a toner that forms the toner image; and a cooling unit that cools the fixed toner image from a temperature that is higher than the softening point of the toner, to a temperature that is lower than the softening point of the toner, at a predetermined cooling speed. | 01-15-2009 |
