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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2024
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Ken Oi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/5004 (2013.01); G03G 15/2053 (2013.01); G03G 15/2064 (2013.01); G03G 15/657 (2013.01); G03G 15/80 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a fixing device, a control unit, and feeding units. The fixing device includes a tubular fixing film, a fixing heater disposed in a space inside the fixing film and configured to generate heat when electricity is supplied from a commercial power supply, and a pressing roller. The fixing device fixes a toner image formed on a paper sheet to the paper sheet by nipping and transporting the paper sheet at a fixing nip. The control unit is configured to control electric power supplied from the commercial power supply to the fixing heater. The control unit sets a maximum duty based on the feeding unit that is used.