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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2018
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Daigo Matsuura, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device includes a first rotatable member and a second rotatable member for forming a nip for fixing a toner image on a recording material, a heating portion for heating the first rotatable member, a first sensor for detecting a temperature of a longitudinally central portion of the first rotatable member, a second sensor for detecting a temperature of one longitudinal end portion of the first rotatable member, and a controller for controlling energization to the heating portion using a detection temperature of the first sensor and a detection temperature of the second sensor in a case that the recording material is an envelope having a predetermined width or more.