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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2022
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Uehara, Chiba, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing unit includes a first heater, a first switch, a second heater, and a second switch. In an image forming mode, a controller controls the first switch and the second switch to keep a temperature of the fixing unit at a fixing temperature serving as a target temperature for fixing the image on the sheet. In a standby mode, the controller controls the first and second switches to keep the temperature of the fixing unit at a standby temperature, and controls the first and second switches such that a period in which a first current is supplied to the first heater and a period in which a second current is supplied to the second heater do not overlap.