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Image forming apparatus

US10725403B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims
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Filing dateSep 4, 2019
Grant dateJul 28, 2020
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Expiry dateSep 4, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G15/5016
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion, an image heating apparatus including an image heating unit, a rotatable pressing roller, and an information storing portion; a reading portion; a counter portion; a display portion; and a controller. The controller controls the counter portion so that a) when the image heating apparatus mounted is exchanged with an image heating apparatus including a new image heating unit, on the basis of information of the information storing portion, the count value of the image heating apparatus, the count value of the image heating unit and the count value of the rotatable pressing member are reset, and b) when only the image heating unit mounted is exchanged with a new one, the count value of the image heating unit is reset and the count value of the rotatable pressing member is not reset.

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