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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2010
Masanori Takai, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Satoshi Himeno, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Masanori Takai, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Satoshi Himeno, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing unit that heat-fixes the toner image onto the sheet, has an information acquisition section that acquires information concerning a factor causing the input voltage which is supplied to a heater for heating the heating roller to vary; a temperature setting section that sets a target temperature of the heater based on the information acquired by the information acquisition section; and a temperature controller that controls the temperature of the heater such that the heating roller becomes the target temperature set by the temperature setting section.