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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2005
Susumu Matsusaka, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuhito Kishi, Yokohama, JP;
Yasuhisa Kato, Hiratsuka, JP;
Akiyasu Amita, Yokohama, JP;
Masami Okamoto, Yamato, JP;
Yasutada Tsukioka, Matsudo, JP;
Hiromasa Takagi, Tokyo, JP;
Ryuichi Kikegawa, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Susumu Matsusaka, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuhito Kishi, Yokohama, JP;
Yasuhisa Kato, Hiratsuka, JP;
Akiyasu Amita, Yokohama, JP;
Masami Okamoto, Yamato, JP;
Yasutada Tsukioka, Matsudo, JP;
Hiromasa Takagi, Tokyo, JP;
Ryuichi Kikegawa, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device for fixing an image formed on a recording material includes a fixing member disposed on a recording material conveyance path, a heating part configured to heat the fixing member to fix the image formed on the recording material by heat, and a storage unit configured to be charged by an external power source to supply power to the heating part. The fixing device further includes a local ambient temperature detecting unit configured to detect a local ambient temperature in the vicinity of the fixing member, and a control unit configured to change a supply of power from the storage unit to the heating part based on the local ambient temperature.