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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2024
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Tsutomu Sakamaki, Kanagawa, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is an image forming apparatus capable of printing on continuous sheet. The image forming apparatus includes: a fixing section that fixes an image on an unfixed surface of the continuous sheet while conveying the continuous sheet by a fixing nip; a downstream-side conveyance section that is disposed on a downstream side of the fixing section in a sheet conveyance direction and conveys the continuous sheet by a downstream-side conveyance nip; a detection section that detects a physical amount related to a thermal expansion state of a fixing member that forms the fixing nip; and a control section that controls driving aspects of the fixing section and the downstream-side conveyance section based on a detection result by the detection section.
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