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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takashi Fujimori, Ibaraki, JP;
Eiichi Motoyama, Tokyo, JP;
Shokyo Koh, Ibaraki, JP;
Mitsuhiko Sato, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/520 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/520 ;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a fixing unit that performs thermal fixation for a sheet on which a developer has been transferred, and a controller that sets a temperature of the fixing unit at one of a first temperature for fixing a developer expressing a monochrome image on a sheet and a second temperature for fixing developers expressing a color image on a sheet, wherein if a color page is contained in an image forming job, the controller sets the temperature of the fixing unit at the second temperature and starts the image forming job.