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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2006
Tomohiro Tamaoki, Moriya, JP;
Tomohiro Tamaoki, Moriya, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, , JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus that can maintain the accuracy of temperature control of an object to be heated within a predetermined range and avoid adverse effects of contamination of first temperature detection means. The image forming apparatushas a photosensitive drum, a heater, a thermopile temperature sensor, a non-contact thermistor, and a control circuit. The control circuitcontrols the heaterbased on an output signalin a case where the output signalis output earlier in time than the output signal, and informs of a state of the thermopile temperature sensorin a case where the output signalis output earlier in time than the output signal
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