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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2016
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Kohei Hayashi, Okazaki, JP;
Yusuke Mamiya, Nagoya, JP;
Masashi Saito, Hachioji, JP;
Yutaka Otsuka, Toyokawa, JP;
Ryohei Matsuo, Toyokawa, JP;
Toshihito Kobayashi, Toyokawa, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image formation apparatus includes: a fixer that fixes a toner image onto a sheet by heat and pressure, and includes: a heat source; a first rotary member that is heated by the heat source; a temperature sensing unit that senses a temperature of the first rotary member; and a second rotary member that forms a nip with the first rotary member for applying heat and pressure to the sheet; and a controller that calculates a nip width of the nip in a passing direction of the sheet with use of a rotation period and a rest period of the first rotary member during which the heat source operates, and changes a target temperature of the first rotary member in accordance with the calculated nip width.