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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion including a developer storage portion, a fixing apparatus, a detection portion configured to output a detection signal in accordance with a developer amount in the developer storage portion, and a control portion configured to control a target temperature of the fixing apparatus. The control portion is configured to set the target temperature at a first temperature if the developer amount is a first amount, set the target temperature at a second temperature lower than the first temperature if the developer amount is a second amount smaller than the first amount, and set the target temperature at a third temperature higher than the second temperature if the developer storage portion is supplied with the developer such that the developer amount is increased from the second amount to the first amount.