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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2017
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Takahiro Uchiyama, Mishima, JP;
Toshiya Kaino, Suntou-gun, JP;
Kuniaki Kasuga, Mishima, JP;
Taisuke Minagawa, Suntou-gun, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion for forming an image on a sheet; a fixing portion for fixing the image on the sheet, the fixing portion including first and second rotatable members cooperative with each other to form a nip, wherein the sheet carrying a toner image is subjected to a fixing process by passing through the nip so that the toner image is fixed on the sheet; an acquiring portion configured to acquire information relating to remaining service life of each area provided by dividing the first rotatable member into a plurality of areas in a longitudinal direction of the first rotatable member; and a notifying portion configured to notify a remaining service life of the fixing portion or the image forming apparatus in accordance with the information acquired by the acquiring portion.