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US08346106B2 Fixing device and image forming apparatus using same having a second heater outside the recording medium passing area 失效
使用该固定装置的图像形成装置在记录介质通过区域之外具有第二加热器

Fixing device and image forming apparatus using same having a second heater outside the recording medium passing area
Abstract:
A fixing device includes a fixing member including a recording medium passing area inside thereof through which the recording medium passes, a first heater disposed in the fixing member to heat the fixing member, a first pressing member disposed opposite the fixing member to press against and rotate the fixing member to fix the unfixed toner image on the recording medium, a second heater disposed outside the recording medium passing area and inside the fixing member to heat the fixing member cyclically in a given cycle of heating, a temperature detector to detect a change in the temperature of the fixing member when the fixing member is cyclically heated by the second heater, and a determination unit to evaluate a condition of rotation of the fixing member based on the cycle of heating by the second heater and the cycle of change in the temperature detected by the temperature detector.
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