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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
May. 19, 2010
Nobuaki Hara, Abiko, JP;
Osamu Okamoto, Moriya, JP;
Kazuhisa Okuda, Tokyo, JP;
Keisuke Mogi, Kashiwa, JP;
Takeshi Fukuda, Nagareyama, JP;
Ikuo Nakamoto, Toride, JP;
Nobuaki Hara, Abiko, JP;
Osamu Okamoto, Moriya, JP;
Kazuhisa Okuda, Tokyo, JP;
Keisuke Mogi, Kashiwa, JP;
Takeshi Fukuda, Nagareyama, JP;
Ikuo Nakamoto, Toride, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image heating apparatus includes an image heater for heating an image on a recording material. The apparatus also includes a first temperature detecting member that detects a temperature of the image heating member, with the first temperature detecting member provided in a sheet processing region for a recording material of a minimum size. A controller is also provided for controlling electric power supply to the image heater on the basis of an output of the first temperature detecting member. Further provided is a second temperature detecting member is that is capable of detecting a temperature of the image heating member when the image heating member is contacted or is not contacted with a belt. A controller is also provided for controlling the image heating operation on the basis of the temperature of the image heating member.