Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus, fixing temperature determination method, and non-transitory computer readable medium
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Application No.: US17091346Application Date: 2020-11-06
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Publication No.: US11204573B2Publication Date: 2021-12-21
- Inventor: Satoshi Araki
- Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Main IPC: G03G15/08
- IPC: G03G15/08 ; G03G15/00 ; G03G21/18 ; G03G15/20

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes a temperature sensor, a memory, a fixing device, and a controller. The temperature sensor is configured to detect a temperature of an inside of the image forming apparatus. The memory is configured to store temperature history information regarding a history of the temperature of the inside of the image forming apparatus detected by the temperature sensor. The fixing device is configured to fix a toner image onto the paper sheet by heating the paper sheet to a fixing temperature. The toner image is transferred to the paper sheet using a toner stored in a toner cartridge of the image forming apparatus. The controller is configured to control a fixing temperature at the fixing device based on the temperature history information stored in the memory.
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