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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 10, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Naoto Watanabe, Kashiwa, JP;
Mitsuo Nimura, Kashiwa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
219497 ; 219492 ; 219505 ; 219216 ; 397 70 ; 397 94 ;
Abstract
A power-saving controller for an image-forming apparatus activates a power-saving mode when the image-forming apparatus is operated with a power-saving key while standing by, and controls a fixer to have a target temperature selected by a user beforehand, which is lower than a target temperature of the fixer obtained when the image-forming apparatus stands by. After a predetermined period elapses, when the selected temperature is higher than a predetermined temperature, the power-saving controller controls the fixer to have the predetermined temperature.