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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2003
Applicant:
Tatsuyuki Miura, Fujisawa, JP;
Inventor:
Tatsuyuki Miura, Fujisawa, JP;
Assignees:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G015/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fixing unit includes an inductor which heats a heating roller by electromagnetic induction, the heating roller serving as a heat source which fixes toner supplied to a paper sheet, and a heat control circuit which supplies radio-frequency power to the inductor. Particularly, the heat control circuit is set such that the radio-frequency power is changed in a stepwise manner to increase and reduce the temperature of the heating roller.