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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2012
Shinichi Kinoshita, Kanagawa, JP;
Masafumi Ono, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Kuroishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuo Fukawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Keita Kumokiri, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Yohei Hirota, Kanagawa, JP;
Sakae Okazaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Hidenobu Kanda, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichi Kinoshita, Kanagawa, JP;
Masafumi Ono, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Kuroishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuo Fukawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Keita Kumokiri, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Yohei Hirota, Kanagawa, JP;
Sakae Okazaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Hidenobu Kanda, Tokyo, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes an image forming section, a fixing section, a mode switching section that selectively switches a fixing mode between a fast heating mode and a heat accumulation mode, a selecting section that selects the fast heating mode or heat accumulation mode based on the relationship between operation expressions F1+P1×N and W+F2+P2×N, where N is the number of sheets to process, F1 is the time from instruction of processing in fast heating mode to processing start, P1 is the per-sheet processing time in fast heating mode, W is the warm-up time for the heat accumulation mode, F2 is the time from instruction of processing in heat accumulation mode to processing start, and P2 is the per-sheet processing time in heat accumulation mode, and a switching controller that controls the mode switching section to switch to the fast heating or heat accumulation mode based on the selected mode.