Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US18154141Application Date: 2023-01-13
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Publication No.: US12078947B2Publication Date: 2024-09-03
- Inventor: Takashi Uehara
- 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: JP 22005896 2022.01.18
- Main IPC: G03G15/20
- IPC: G03G15/20 ; G03G15/00

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes: a heating unit including a heating rotation member configured to heat a recording medium: a pressure rotation member which contacts the heating rotation member to form a nip portion to fix a toner image to the recording medium, a heat source configured to heat the heating rotation member, the heat source including a first heater and a second heater, and a control unit configured to control the first heater and the second heater, wherein the image forming unit is operable to transition to: a fixing state in which an operation to fix the toner image to the recording medium is performed by receiving a job; and a standby state, to wait for the job, in which an operation to fix the toner image to the recording medium is not performed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230251593A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2023-08-10
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