Image forming apparatus setting a control target temperature of a fixing portion, fixing an image on recording material, depending on a calculated suppliable electric power suppliable to a heater of the fixing portion
US9335709B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 10, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/80
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a fixing portion for fixing an image, formed on a recording material, on the recording material, and including a heater for generating heat by electric power supplied from a commercial power source; a power source portion for supplying the electric power to a load except the heater, the power source and the heater being connected to the commercial power source in parallel; a suppliable electric power calculating portion for calculating suppliable electric power suppliable to the heater; and a temperature setting portion for setting, depending on the suppliable electric power calculated by the calculating portion, a control target temperature of the fixing portion in an operation in a stand-by mode in which the image forming apparatus awaits a print instruction.
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