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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yuya Hirano, Kanagawa, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming unit forms an image on a sheet using toner. A fixing unit includes a first heater that fixes the image to the sheet. A booklet manufacturing unit manufactures a booklet by heating a plurality of sheets that have passed through the fixing unit using a second heater and bonding together the plurality of sheets. Power is supplied to the first heater and the second heater through an inlet. A first detection circuit that detects an inlet current flowing through the inlet. A control circuit controls adjusts the power supplied to the second heater so that the inlet current does not exceed a rated value on a basis of the inlet current detected by the first detection circuit.
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