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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2018
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Yutaka Otsuka, Toyokawa, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/2039 (2013.01); G03G 15/20 (2013.01); G03G 15/2057 (2013.01); G03G 15/553 (2013.01); G03G 15/206 (2013.01); G03G 2215/2016 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a fixing device having: a heating member having a heat source; a pressing member; and a fixing member heated by the heating member and forming a nip portion passing through a recording material together with the pressing member; and a hardware processor that: estimates a temperature of the fixing member based on a temperature of the heating member; and estimates a durability state of the fixing member according to the temperature of the fixing member estimated.