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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2016
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Taisuke Minagawa, Suntou-gun, JP;
Mahito Yoshioka, Numazu, JP;
Satoru Taniguchi, Mishima, JP;
Takashi Honke, Mishima, JP;
Hirohiko Aiba, Suntou-gun, JP;
Masaki Hirose, Suntou-gun, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The fixing apparatus includes a cylindrical heating film, a nip portion forming member, a roller; a motor, a control unit, and an acquisition unit. The apparatus executes a fixing process of conveying and heating the recording material carrying the toner image to fix the toner image to the recording material at the nip portion. The apparatus is further configured to execute a first mode of stopping the supply of power to the motor just after the end of the fixing process and a second mode of stopping the supply of power to the motor after a low-speed rotation period for rotating the motor at a rotational speed set lower than the target rotational speed during the fixing process after the end of the fixing process, and to select one of the first and second modes.