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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2018
Applicant:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Tsuyoshi Sunohara, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahito Chiba, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Minato-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01); G03G 15/16 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/2028 (2013.01); G03G 15/1615 (2013.01); G03G 15/205 (2013.01); G03G 15/2017 (2013.01); G03G 15/2025 (2013.01); G03G 15/2039 (2013.01); G03G 15/55 (2013.01); G03G 15/553 (2013.01); G03G 15/602 (2013.01); G03G 15/657 (2013.01); G03G 15/70 (2013.01); G03G 21/1647 (2013.01); G03G 21/1685 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00413 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1657 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fixing device includes a fixing unit including a pressing device and a heating device and that fixes an image formed on a recording medium by nipping the recording medium with the pressing device and the heating device; a driving device that drives the fixing unit; a load detector that detects a load applied to the driving device; and an abnormality detector that detects abnormality in the fixing unit with reference to the load generated when the recording medium passes through the fixing unit.