Image forming apparatus having a plurality of heating devices for heating recording sheet
US7840150B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 30, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2006
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus has: a first heating device which heats recording sheet formed with a developer image; a cooling device which cools the recording sheet passing through the first heating device; a second heating device which heats the recording sheet cooled by the cooling device and gives a gloss to the image on the recording sheet; a conveying device which conveys the recording sheet passing through the first heating device to the second heating device through the cooling device; and a controller which controls a cooling ability of the cooling device in accordance with a conveying time required until the recording sheet is conveyed from the first heating device to the second heating device.
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