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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2025
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Sota Yanagihara, Nagoya, JP;
Shuya Ichikawa, Nagoya, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
An image-forming apparatus includes: a motor; a transfer roller; a fixing device; a movable first cam; a first gear train including a first gear and a movable gear; a second gear train including a switching mechanism; and a controller. The fixing device includes a heat roller and a pressure roller providing a nip pressure therebetween. The controller is configured to perform: a first process for setting the nip pressure to a first nip pressure; a second process for setting the nip pressure to a second nip pressure lower than the first nip pressure; and a connection process for moving the movable gear to mesh with first gear. The controller is configured to wait for a print command in a state where the movable gear is meshed with the first gear by performing the connection process after completing the second process.