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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Koji Nihonyanagi, Shizuoka, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming system that includes an apparatus main body, equipped with an image forming portion, and a control portion that controls a fixing operation of fixing the image on a recording material is disclosed. A first fixing unit and a second fixing unit can be selectively mounted on the apparatus main body. The first fixing unit has a heater and a plurality of temperature detection elements that detect the temperature of the first heater. The second fixing unit has a second heater and a second plurality of temperature detection elements that detect the temperature of the second heater. The control portion controls the fixing operation based on first temperature information detected by the first temperature detection elements when the first fixing unit is mounted, and controls the fixing operation based on second temperature information detected by the second temperature detection elements when the second fixing unit is mounted.