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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Shuhei Tada, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryu Kobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoya Teraji, Tokyo, JP;
Takahiro Daikoku, Tokyo, JP;
Masato Eiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes: a printing unit configured to print an image on a printing medium; a conveying unit configured to convey the printing medium on which the image is printed in a conveyance direction; a fixing unit configured to fix the image onto the printing medium by heating the printing medium on which the image is printed and that is conveyed by the conveying unit; a measuring unit configured to measure a reflected light intensity of the image on the printing medium; and a control unit configured to set a fixing condition to be used for the printing medium based on a change in the reflected light intensity measured by the measuring unit in a fixing process of the image.