Image heating apparatus
US10627751B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 7, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/205
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image heating apparatus includes a fixing member, a pressing member, a fan, and a controller. When a mixed job including a first image forming step for continuously forming images on recording materials having a first basis weight and including a second image forming step, subsequent to the first image forming step, for continuously forming the images on recording materials having a second basis weight is executed, the controller switches, before a final recording material in the first image forming step completely passes through the nip, the operation of the fan to an operation of the fan for making a temperature of the pressing member higher than the temperature of the pressing member when the images are formed on the recording materials having the first basis weight.
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