Image forming apparatus
US8559837B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 15, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2045
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a heater for heating an image formed on first and second recording materials, the second recording material being thicker than the first recording material; a pressing member for forming a nip, between itself and the heater, for nipping and conveying each recording material; and an executing portion for heating the images formed on the first and second recording materials under first and second heating conditions, respectively, in first and second operation modes, respectively. When the images are formed in the first mode and subsequently the image is formed in the second mode, a switching operation is carried out in which the first recording material is heated under a third image heating condition different from the first image heating condition. The switching operation is started before finishing the operation in the first mode.
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