Image forming apparatus
US8705995B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 11, 2011 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/205
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a transporting section including a transport path for transporting a recording medium; an image forming unit that forms an image on the recording medium that is transported at the transporting section; a fixing device that fixes the image formed on the recording medium at the image forming unit while heating the image; and a controller that performs control so that Pw<Pw1+Pw2 is set and so that a forced transporting operation of the transporting section is performed before starting or after ending a preparation operation of the fixing device, where Pw1 is electric power for the preparation operation including increasing a temperature of the fixing device, Pw2 is electric power for the forced transporting operation of forcedly transporting the recording medium jammed in the transporting section, and Pw is a specified value of electric power consumption.
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