Image forming condition control device and method for an image forming apparatus
US5857131A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 10, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/50
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming method and apparatus includes a plurality of processing devices for forming an image on a sheet of paper. When a power source switch is turned on, electric power is supplied to the apparatus and a timer begins to count. If the power source switch is turned on, a controller preconditions an adjustment of the processing devices on a temperature of a fixing roller being not more than a predetermined temperature. Further, if the timer counts for a predetermined amount of time, say 24 hours, the condition of the processing devices is also adjusted.
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