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Image forming apparatus having a fixing unit and heating control method

US12124195B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 21, 2023
Grant dateOct 22, 2024
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Expiry dateAug 21, 2043

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2215/2025
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An image processing apparatus includes a fixing unit including a belt, and a heater configured to heat the belt and including a substrate and a heating layer that is formed on the substrate, and a controller configured to shut off the heater if no current flows through the belt.

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