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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2021
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Marehiko Hirajima, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromi Fujinaka, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/20 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/20 (2013.01); G03G 15/205 (2013.01); G03G 15/2039 (2013.01); G03G 15/5004 (2013.01); G03G 15/5012 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus obtains an evaluation value correlating to an internal temperature, decreases the internal temperature by temporarily stopping an image forming unit based on the evaluation value, continuously runs the image forming unit based on the evaluation value, and controls the image forming unit such that the image forming unit intermittently forms an image on a sheet by repeatedly starting and stopping the image forming unit in a temperature rising suppression period.