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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Tsuguhiro Yoshida, Kanagawa, JP;
Koji An, Saitama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a first detector for detecting a temperature of an environment, a fixing unit for fixing a toner image, a second detector for detecting a temperature of the fixing unit and a controller for controlling the fixing unit based on a detecting result of the second detector. The controller performs comparison of a first temperature estimated based on a detecting result of the first detector and a second temperature based on the detecting result of the second detector after completion of a heating operation of the fixing unit and executes a dew condensation removal operation in which a dew condensation in the image forming apparatus is removed in a case in which the second temperature is lower than the first temperature.