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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2003
Applicants:
Yasuhisa Katoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Ishii, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Yasuhisa Katoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Ishii, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G015/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In accordance with the present invention, in an image forming apparatus including a fixing device for fixing a toner image on a sheet with heat at a nip between a fixing member accommodating a heat source and a pressing member not accommodating it, consecutive sheets are driven out of the fixing device at a variable interval without the number of sheets to be output within a preselected period of time being varied.