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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2017
Applicant:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kunihiko Sato, Kanagawa, JP;
Kosuke Yamada, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuki Nagamori, Kanagawa, JP;
Mitsuhiro Matsumoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/2028 (2013.01); G03G 15/2032 (2013.01); G03G 15/2085 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier; a transfer unit that transfers an image carried by the image carrier to a continuous medium; a fixing device that fixes the image transferred to the continuous medium; a determination unit that determines whether or not a tension is applied to the continuous medium; and a controller that drives the fixing device if a tension is applied to the continuous medium.