Image forming apparatus having a fixing unit and heating control method
US12124195B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 21, 2023 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 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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