Image forming apparatus having a fixing unit and heating control method
US11774887B2 · kind B2 · utility
0Cited by
4References
20Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 2, 2022 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2025
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes a fixing unit including a fixing belt, and a heater configured to heat the fixing belt and including a substrate and a heating layer that is formed on the substrate, and a controller configured to, upon detecting an absence of a current flowing through the fixing belt, control the heater to not generate heat.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.