Image forming apparatus controlling fixing temperature
US9069311B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/5025
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a toner image forming section, a fixing section, and a control section. The toner image forming section forms a toner image based on image data for printing on printing paper. The fixing section fixes the toner image on the printing paper through thermocompression. The control section controls a toner image forming operation by the toner image forming section and a fixing operation by the fixing section. The control section calculates a size parameter associated with a size of a uniform density region included in the toner image based on the image data for the printing and controls a fixing temperature of the fixing section according to a calculation result.
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