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Image forming apparatus that controls a transporting velocity of a transporter

US8655212B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 2, 2011
Grant dateFeb 18, 2014
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Expiry dateOct 21, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G15/2028
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording medium; a fixing device that fixes the image formed on the recording medium at the image forming unit while nipping and transporting the image formed on the recording medium at the image forming unit; a transporting section provided downstream from the fixing device in a direction of transportation of the recording medium, the transporting section nipping and transporting the recording medium; and a controller that performs control for changing a transporting velocity of the fixing device and a transporting velocity of the transporting section on the basis of information used for triggering a change in the transporting velocity of the fixing device when the recording medium is held by the fixing device and the transporting section.

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