Image forming apparatus with a controller setting an interval between a preceding recording material and a subsequent recording material
US10747150B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 19, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/6564
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus for forming a toner image on a recording material. The image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion configured to form the toner image on the recording material, a fixing portion including a heater and configured to fix the toner image on the recording material by heating the toner image formed on the recording material, and a controller configured to control the image forming apparatus. When toner images are continuously formed on a plurality of recording materials, the controller sets an interval between a preceding recording material and a subsequent recording material depending on unevenness of a print ratio of the subsequent recording material with respect to a direction perpendicular to a recording material feeding direction of the subsequent recording material.
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