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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2018
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Shigeru Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuharu Chiyoda, Nagareyama, JP;
Daigo Matsuura, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsuru Hasegawa, Tsukubamirai, JP;
Yusuke Yamaguchi, Nagareyama, JP;
Shigeru Hirano, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a reading configured to read a shape of a sheet to be used for image formation, and an original sheet carrying an original image, and an image forming portion configured to form a toner image, corresponding to the original image read by the reading portion, on the sheet to be used for image formation. A fixing portion is configured to fix the toner image, formed by the image forming portion, to the sheet to be used for image formation. In addition, a controller is configured to control a fixing condition of the fixing portion in accordance with the shape of the sheet to be used for image formation read by the reading portion.