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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
May. 23, 2017
Takamasa Hase, Shizuoka, JP;
Masahiko Satoh, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichi Namekata, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Ishii, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Uchitani, Kanagawa, JP;
Tadashi Ogawa, Tokyo, JP;
Teppei Kawata, Kanagawa, JP;
Arinobu Yoshiura, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuya Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshihiko Shimokawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuutaroh Yuasa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kensuke Yamaji, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaaki Yoshikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Yoshinaga, Chiba, JP;
Hiromasa Takagi, Tokyo, JP;
Naoki Iwaya, Tokyo, JP;
Takuya Seshita, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiro Imada, Kanagawa, JP;
Hajime Gotoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Takamasa Hase, Shizuoka, JP;
Masahiko Satoh, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichi Namekata, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Ishii, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Uchitani, Kanagawa, JP;
Tadashi Ogawa, Tokyo, JP;
Teppei Kawata, Kanagawa, JP;
Arinobu Yoshiura, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuya Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshihiko Shimokawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuutaroh Yuasa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kensuke Yamaji, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaaki Yoshikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Yoshinaga, Chiba, JP;
Hiromasa Takagi, Tokyo, JP;
Naoki Iwaya, Tokyo, JP;
Takuya Seshita, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiro Imada, Kanagawa, JP;
Hajime Gotoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a fixing device. The fixing device includes a rotatable endless fixing member, a nip forming member arranged inside the fixing member, a pressing member in contact with the nip forming member via the fixing member, and a heating source configured to heat the fixing member. When an abnormality occurs in at least one of the fixing device and other devices included in the image forming apparatus, a rotation of the fixing member is stopped prior to stopping a rotation driving of a discharging unit and, after stopping, the fixing member is controlled to rotate.