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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2022
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Shoko Gon, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion, a fixing device, an input portion, and a control portion. The fixing device includes a rotary member to be heated, a pressure-applying rotary member, a heat-applying portion, a pressure-applying mechanism, and a reference position detection mechanism. The control portion controls fixing processing, with the pressure-applying rotary member disposed at any of a plurality of pressure-applying positions and a pressure reduction position based on a type of the recording medium inputted through the input portion. The control portion performs control so that when a prescribed amount of time has elapsed or when a rotation amount of a shaft has reached a prescribed amount from timing at which a reference position detection sensor is brought to an on-state, the pressure-applying drive motor is stopped so as to dispose the pressure-applying rotary member at any of the plurality of pressure-applying positions.