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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2008
Applicant:
Toshiki Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Toshiki Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Oki Data Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a fixing member; a pressing member abutting against the fixing member; a first temperature detection unit for detecting a temperature of the fixing member; a heating member for heating the fixing member; a power control unit for controlling power supplied to the heating member; a drive unit for rotating the fixing member; and a control unit for controlling the power control unit and the drive unit according to the temperature of the fixing member and a temperature of the pressing member before the fixing member rotates.