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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2015
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Toshifumi Kitamura, Numazu, JP;
Satoru Taniguchi, Mishima, JP;
Wataru Uchida, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroyuki Yamazaki, Mishima, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/20 (2006.01); B65H 7/20 (2006.01); B65H 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/55 (2013.01); B65H 7/02 (2013.01); B65H 7/20 (2013.01); G03G 21/203 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a fixing unit that fixes an image, an obtaining unit that obtains information regarding conveying time taken to convey a recording material, a detection unit that detects information regarding an environment, and a control unit configured to determine, based on the information regarding the conveying time and the information regarding the environment, a timing at which the fixing unit is replaced.