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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2016
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Takagi, Odawara, JP;
Masamitsu Watahiki, Mishima, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a fixing unit having a heater, an energization control unit configured to control energization to a first heat generation member of the heater depending on a temperature detected by a temperature detection element of the fixing unit, a resistance detecting unit configured to detect a resistance of a second heat generation member of the heater, and a temperature acquiring unit configured to acquire a temperature of the heater in the region in which the second heat generation member is formed based on the resistance detected by the resistance detecting unit. An image, formed on a recording material, is fixed to the recording material with heat form the heater.
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