Invention Grant
US07693439B2 Fixing device, and method and device for heating control used in the same
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固定装置,以及用于加热控制的方法和装置
- Patent Title: Fixing device, and method and device for heating control used in the same
- Patent Title (中): 固定装置,以及用于加热控制的方法和装置
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Application No.: US11802938Application Date: 2007-05-29
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Publication No.: US07693439B2Publication Date: 2010-04-06
- Inventor: Hiroshi Seo , Motokazu Yasui , Tadashi Ogawa , Hiroshi Koide
- Applicant: Hiroshi Seo , Motokazu Yasui , Tadashi Ogawa , Hiroshi Koide
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
- Priority: JP2006-146619 20060526
- Main IPC: G03G15/20
- IPC: G03G15/20

Abstract:
A fixing device includes a pair of rotating members, a heater, a detector, a calculator, a pulse width modulation circuit, and a controller. In at least one embodiment, the pair of rotating members is configured to fix a toner image on a recording medium. The heater is configured to heat at least one of the pair of rotating members to a process temperature when driven with an alternating current. The detector is configured to detect the process temperature. The calculator is configured to calculate an amount of heat to adjust the process temperature to a reference temperature. The pulse width modulation circuit is configured to generate a drive signal having a pulse width modulation cycle divided into first and second off times and an on time inserted therebetween. The controller is configured to control operation of the heater according to the drive signal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080044196A1 Fixing device, and method and device for heating control used in the same Public/Granted day:2008-02-21
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