Image heating apparatus with energization control
US5903799A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 29, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 11, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2074
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image heating apparatus has a heater for generating heat by energization, a heat member heated by the heater, a temperature detector for detecting a temperature of the heat member, and an energization control for controlling the energization of the heater in such a manner that the temperature detected by the temperature detector is maintained at a target temperature. When the temperature of the heat member is detected to reach a lowermost point during a contiuous copy operation, the energization control reduces power.
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