Image forming apparatus
US10409218B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 24, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/1619
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: an image supporter that supports an image to be transferred to paper; a transfer belt that is opposed to the image supporter and forms a nip; and a first heater and a second heater that heat the transfer belt, wherein, the first heater has higher performance to uniformly heat an entire area of the transfer belt than the second heater; and the second heater has higher performance to respond to a temperature change of the transfer belt in a case of output change than the first heater.
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