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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 1995
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1993
Masato Tokishige, Nara, JP;
Kiyoshi Inamoto, Sakai, JP;
Atsushi Kurimoto, Nara, JP;
Nobuyuki Ueda, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Tokiyuki Okano, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Kazunori Soda, Nara, JP;
Kazunori Iwasa, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Tomiyuki Ishikawa, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Hidetoshi Kaneko, Ayama, JP;
Toshiki Ohgita, Shiki, JP;
Hideo Matsuda, Nara, JP;
Takashi Kubo, Soraku, JP;
Syuichi Yoshinaka, Osaka, JP;
Yasuhiro Ono, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Yoshiaki Masuda, Nara, JP;
Sharp Labushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An electrophotographic apparatus is provided with a fixing device having the first through third fixing rollers for forming the first fixing section by contacting the first and second fixing rollers as well as forming the second fixing section by contacting the second and third fixing rollers, the first fixing section being temperature-adjusted in relation to a first copying mode, the second fixing section being temperature-adjusted in relation to a second copying mode. Either the first or second fixing section is temperature-adjusted according to the order of priority in such a manner that after the completion of the temperature adjustments, temperature adjustments with respect to the other fixing section is successively carried out.