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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a fixing unit including a rotary member pair configured to form a first nip portion, a cooling unit configured to form a second nip portion, a drive unit, an obtaining unit configured to obtain information regarding torque of the drive unit, and a control unit. In a state where the recording material is nipped by the first nip portion and the second nip portion, if the information is equal to or less than a threshold value, the control unit is configured to set a conveyance speed of the cooling unit at a first speed larger than a conveyance speed of the fixing unit, and if the information is larger than the threshold value, the control unit is configured to set the conveyance speed of the cooling unit at a second speed smaller than the conveyance speed of the fixing unit.