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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
May. 27, 2011
Hirotaka Udagawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinya Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuya Sonoda, Tokyo, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided an image forming apparatus including: a forming unit that forms a toner image according to image information for an image to be formed on a sheet; a fixing unit that fixes the toner image formed on the sheet; a switching unit that switches a fixing pressure of the fixing unit by an operation; a stopping unit that, when the fixing pressure is switched to fix at a second fixing pressure lower than a predefined first fixing pressure, stops conveying a final sheet before the final sheet is fed after being fixed; and an instructing unit that, when the stopping unit stops conveying the final sheet, instructs switching to the first fixing pressure.