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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2024
Applicant:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai, JP;
Inventor:
Takashi Nakagawa, Sakai, JP;
Assignee:
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/20 (2006.01); G06F 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/5012 (2013.01); G03G 21/206 (2013.01); G06F 3/1204 (2013.01); G06F 3/1212 (2013.01); G06F 3/1254 (2013.01); G06F 3/126 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: an apparatus main body to which a fixing device that thermally fixes a toner image to a recording medium is detachably attached; and one or more controllers that control the apparatus main body, wherein the controllers include a setter that sets predetermined timing as timing at which the fixing device is cooled detachably from the apparatus main body.