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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2004
Applicants:
Tomoo Akizuki, Shizuoka, JP;
Shinobu Akama, Chiba, JP;
Takahiro Endo, Shizuoka, JP;
Tohru Saito, Shizuoka, JP;
Inventors:
Tomoo Akizuki, Shizuoka, JP;
Shinobu Akama, Chiba, JP;
Takahiro Endo, Shizuoka, JP;
Tohru Saito, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An update value for updating a count value is changed in accordance with the time interval of activations of a fixing unit. Every time the fixing unit is activated, the count value is updated in accordance with the update value. The target temperature of the heater of the first rotary body is set in accordance with the updated count value to control the temperature of the fixing unit.