US 10,241,433 B2 · Image forming apparatus that controls a fixing condition of a fixing portion based on a shape of a sheet to be used in image formation

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes a reading configured to read a shape of a sheet to be used for image formation, and an original sheet carrying an original image, and an image forming portion configured to form a toner image, corresponding to the original image read by the reading portion, on the sheet to be used for image formation. A fixing portion is configured to fix the toner image, formed by the image forming portion, to the sheet to be used for image formation. In addition, a controller is configured to control a fixing condition of the fixing portion in accordance with the shape of the sheet to be used for image formation read by the reading portion.

Claims9

Dependent claims

An image forming apparatus comprising:

a reading portion configured to read (a) a shape of a sheet to be used for image formation, and (b) an original sheet carrying an original image;
an image forming portion configured to form a toner image, corresponding to the original image read by said reading portion, on the sheet to be used for image formation;
a fixing portion configured to fix the toner image, formed by said image forming portion, to the sheet to be used for image formation;
and
a controller configured to control a fixing condition of said fixing portion in accordance with the shape of the sheet to be used for image formation read by said reading portion.

2 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

15/933,755Filed 23 Mar 2018

Priority

JP 2017-06272028 Mar 2017

Published

US 2018/0284633 A14 Oct 2018

Granted

26 Mar 2019

Term ends

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Classification15 codes

G03G 13/20
Electrographic processes using a charge pattern: fixing, e.g. by using heat
G03G 13/16
Transferring a pattern to a second base: of a toner pattern, e.g. a powder pattern
G03G 15/2039
Using contact heat: with means for controlling the fixing temperature
G03G 15/2046
With means for controlling the fixing temperature: specially for the influence of heat loss, e.g. due to the contact with the copy material or…

Image forming apparatus that controls a fixing condition of a fixing portion based on a shape of a sheet to be used in image formation

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Image forming apparatus that controls a fixing condition of a fixing portion based on a shape of a sheet to be used in image formation

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Abstract

Claims9