Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US17752822Application Date: 2022-05-24
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Publication No.: US11809110B2Publication Date: 2023-11-07
- Inventor: Junta Maenishi , Fumito Nakamoto , Hirotaka Ishida , Son Rai
- Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Agency: Alleman Hall Creasman & Tuttle LLP
- Priority: JP 21107246 2021.06.29
- Main IPC: G03G15/20
- IPC: G03G15/20

Abstract:
A fixing member is supported so as to be displaceable in a crossing direction that crosses a sheet conveying direction. A pressure member rotationally drives the fixing member by being rotationally driven. A motor rotationally drives the pressure member. A biasing mechanism elastically biases the fixing member toward the pressure member. A sheet detection portion detects a sheet at a first position and a second position. The first position is a position between a mechanism that feeds the sheet to a fixing position and the fixing position in the conveyance path. The second position is a position between the fixing position and a mechanism that takes over conveyance of the sheet from the fixing device. A control device times a time required for detection results from the sheet detection portion to show a predetermined change, and controls a rotational speed of the motor according to the timed time.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220413418A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2022-12-29
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