Image forming apparatus having a controller that changes a throughput of a recording material of a size if the apparatus receives a printing instruction for printing on a recording material of another size
US10488791B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 20, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00949
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion configured to form a toner image on a recording material, a fixing portion configured to heat and to fix the toner image formed on the recording material, and a controller configured to control the apparatus, which is operable to form an image on a recording material having a first size and a recording material having a second size smaller than the first size in a direction perpendicular to a recording material feeding direction. If a printing instruction for printing on the recording material of the first size is received while continuously printing on the recording material of the second size at a first throughput, the controller controls the apparatus so as to print on the recording material of the second size at a second throughput, lower than the first throughput, before printing on the recording material of the first size.
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