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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2013
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Shogo Kan, Yokohama-shi, JP;
Akimichi Suzuki, Yokohama-shi, JP;
Satoshi Nishida, Numazu-shi, JP;
Hideo Nanataki, Yokohama-shi, JP;
Takanori Mitani, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus configured to form a toner image on a recording material, includes: an image forming unit configured to form a unfixed toner image on the recording material; a fixing unit configured to heat the recording material where the unfixed toner image is formed while conveying the recording material using a nip portion, and to fix the unfixed toner image on the recording material; and a control unit configured to perform control so that temperature of the fixing unit is maintained in target temperature, with the target temperature (T) of a n'th page in consecutive printing being set to the highest temperature of the target temperatures (Tto T) according to each of image densities (Dto D) at (n to (n+k))'th pages, where integer k≦1.