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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Oki Data Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Shuichi Fujikura, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Oki Data Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/205 (2013.01); G03G 15/2032 (2013.01); G03G 15/2067 (2013.01); G03G 15/2078 (2013.01); G03G 15/5004 (2013.01); G03G 15/5012 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image formation apparatus includes a fixing unit that heats a medium having a developer image thereon while moving the medium to fix a developer image onto the medium, a motor that provides the fixing unit with a driving force to be used to move the medium, and a controller that determines whether the driving force provided by the motor is being transmitted to the fixing unit.