Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and fixing apparatus
US8781344B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 18, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 18, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/2032
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes an image forming section configured to form a toner image on a medium, a fixing device including a heating member configured to heat the medium and a pressurizing member configured to come into contact with the heating member via the medium and heat the medium, and a control section configured to stop, if the temperatures of the heating member and the pressurizing member deviate from a predetermined temperature range, the image forming operation, separate the heating member and the pressurizing member, and control the respective temperatures within the predetermined temperature range.
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