Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus controlling power supply path to heater
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Application No.: US16744644Application Date: 2020-01-16
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Publication No.: US10928758B2Publication Date: 2021-02-23
- Inventor: Hiromitsu Takano
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Venable LLP
- Priority: JPJP2019-006464 20190118
- Main IPC: G03G15/20
- IPC: G03G15/20

Abstract:
The image forming apparatus includes a fixing apparatus including a heater that includes at least two heat generation members, the fixing unit configured to fix an unfixed toner image formed on a sheet by an image forming unit, a heat generation member switching device configured to switch a power supply path so that electric power can be supplied to one of the heat generation members, a CPU configured to control switching the power supply path by the heat generation member switching device based on a number of shorter width sheets in a longitudinal direction continuously printed in a case where a plurality of mixed sheets including longer width sheets and the shorter width sheets.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200233349A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CONTROLLING POWER SUPPLY PATH TO HEATER Public/Granted day:2020-07-23
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