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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
May. 20, 2015
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Setsuo Takada, Izunokuni Shizuoka, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixing device includes a fixing unit configured to fix an image on a sheet with heat when the sheet passes through a nip formed in the fixing unit, a temperature detection unit disposed adjacent to the fixing unit, and a control unit configured to change a maximum amount of power that is suppliable to the fixing unit from a first value to a second value that is smaller than the first value, based on a temperature detected by the temperature detection unit.
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