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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2014
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Tamada, Toyohashi, JP;
Kenji Izumiya, Hachioji, JP;
Satoshi Ogata, Hachioji, JP;
Masahito Takano, Koganei, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus comprises a drive motor configured to rotate the lower pressure roller, a torque generation unit for generating a braking force in the direction to hinder rotation of a fixing belt in order to adjust the differential speed between the surface speed of the fixing belt and the surface speed of the lower pressure roller, and a control unit for adjusting the braking force generated by the torque generation unit. The control unit adjusts the braking force generated by the torque generation unit to decrease if the rotational torque of the drive motor is larger than a predetermined target torque, and increase if the rotational torque of the drive motor is smaller than the predetermined target torque.