Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and non-transitory computer readable medium storing control program
US9335679B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 2, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 10, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/5025
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section to form a toner image and transfer the toner image to a recording medium and a fixing section to heat the recording medium transferred with the toner image and further an image analyzing section to extract a density value or a size value of an imaging object included in an image, and a temperature determining section to determine a minimum fixing temperature based on the density value or size value of the imaging object included in a page image. The temperature determining section determines the minimum fixing temperature to be lower when a highest one of the density values is lower than when the highest value is higher or determines the minimum fixing temperature to be lower when a largest one of the size values is smaller than when the largest size value is larger.
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