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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2013
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Takamichi Matsuo, Suntou-gun, JP;
Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Numazu, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes process cartridges forming a toner image on a sheet by using a toner containing a parting agent, an exposure device, an intermediate transfer belt, primary transfer rollers, secondary transfer rollers, a fixing roller and a pressing rotating member which fix the toner image formed on the sheet, a blower fan configured to adjust the temperature of the sheet on which the toner image is fixed, a pair of discharge rollers which conveys the sheet, the temperature of which is adjusted, and a controller which controls the blower fan such that the temperature of the sheet S after contact with the pair of discharge rollers rises to a melting point of the parting agent or higher, or the temperature of the sheet S before contact with the pair of discharge rollers falls to below the melting point of the parting agent.