Image forming apparatus capable of setting fixing temperature corresponding to temperature rising state of heating member
US5572306A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 7, 1995 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/2039
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording medium, having an image bearing member; an image forming device for forming an image on the image bearing member; a transfer device for transferring the image formed on the image bearing member by the image forming device onto a recording medium; a heat fixing unit for fixing the image transferred to the recording medium by the transfer device onto the recording medium; a power source; and a controller for detecting a temperature increased condition of the heat fixing unit when the power source is turned ON and for determining a temperature adjust temperature of the heat fixing unit at a fixing operation in accordance with the detected result.
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