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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2013
Kenji Takeuchi, Nagoya, JP;
Kei Ishida, Nagoya, JP;
Kaoru Suzuki, Ichinomiya, JP;
Yuki Fukusada, Kasugai, JP;
Kenji Takeuchi, Nagoya, JP;
Kei Ishida, Nagoya, JP;
Kaoru Suzuki, Ichinomiya, JP;
Yuki Fukusada, Kasugai, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a fixing device having a heating member, a heat source, a rotating member, and a temperature sensor; and a control device configured to control the heat source, wherein, in a case of a low temperature state where the temperature of the heating member is lower than a predetermined temperature, the control device to control the heat source such that the temperature of the heating member rises with a gradient equal to or greater than a predetermined value, and wherein, in a case of a high temperature state where the temperature of the heating member at the print-instruction receiving time is equal to or higher than the predetermined temperature, the control device to control the heat source such that the temperature of the heating member rises with a gradient smaller than that in the normal mode.