Image forming apparatus with fixing control based on recording material type
US7280777B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2009
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus has an image forming device for forming an image on a recording material; a heating member heating the image formed on the recording material in a nip portion; an endless belt conveying the recording material toward the nip portion formed between itself and the heating member; a contacting and separating device for bringing the heating member and the belt into the contact with each other and for separating the heating member and the belt from each other; and a detection device for detecting the temperature of the belt. If the detected temperature of the belt reaches a predetermined temperature, an image formation job is interrupted, and the heating member and the belt are separated.
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