Image forming apparatus comprising a fixing pressure switching unit and medium storing image forming programs therein
US8611775B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 27, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/2032
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
There is provided an image forming apparatus including: a forming unit that forms a toner image according to image information for an image to be formed on a sheet; a fixing unit that fixes the toner image formed on the sheet; a switching unit that switches a fixing pressure of the fixing unit by an operation; a stopping unit that, when the fixing pressure is switched to fix at a second fixing pressure lower than a predefined first fixing pressure, stops conveying a final sheet before the final sheet is fed after being fixed; and an instructing unit that, when the stopping unit stops conveying the final sheet, instructs switching to the first fixing pressure.
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