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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2012
Shinichi Kinoshita, Kanagawa, JP;
Hajime Kishimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Motofumi Baba, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuichi Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsuyoshi Sunohara, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeo Iwasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Ito, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinichi Kinoshita, Kanagawa, JP;
Hajime Kishimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Motofumi Baba, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuichi Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsuyoshi Sunohara, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeo Iwasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Ito, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device includes a fixing unit, a power controller, a pressure applying unit, and a timing controller. The fixing unit fixes toner onto a recording medium transported in a determined transport direction, by using heat generated by a heat generator. The power controller controls supply of power for heating the fixing unit. The pressure applying unit applies pressure to the recording medium in a nip part formed between the pressure applying unit and the fixing unit. The timing controller controls the power controller to start supply of the power at a time which is a determined time period prior to an arrival time at which a leading edge of the recording medium in the transport direction arrives at the nip part.