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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 25, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masahiro Goto, Yokohama, JP;
Takahiro Inoue, Yokohama, JP;
Kouichi Suwa, Yokohama, JP;
Yuko Okama, Tokyo, JP;
Satoru Izawa, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
399 69 ;
Abstract
A timer for measuring the image formation interval, and the fixing temperature is set in response to the measured image formation interval so as to balance satisfactorily the degree of fixation, the amount of the recording material curling, and the recording material wrinkling no matter what timing is used to start the next image formation after the completion of the preceding one.