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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yuta Suzuki, Ibaraki, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a conveyance unit, a transfer unit, a fixing unit, a detection unit configured to detect a deflection amount of the sheet, and a control unit configured to control a conveyance speed of the sheet by the fixing unit based on a detection result of the detection unit. The control unit is configured to perform a mode that performs, during a time when a single sheet is being nipped by the conveyance unit, the transfer unit, and the fixing unit, a first process of controlling the conveyance speed of the sheet by the fixing unit such that the deflection amount becomes a first deflection amount, and a second process, performed after the first process, of controlling the conveyance speed of the sheet by the fixing unit such that the deflection amount becomes a second deflection amount smaller than the first deflection amount.
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