Image forming apparatus and image forming method
AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMasanaka MIZUNO
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording medium includes a fixing member that fixes a toner image to the recording medium. A heating unit heats the fixing member. A control unit receives a print job, the print job indicating a print mode and at least one job condition. The control unit determines a ready temperature based on the print mode and the at least one job condition. The control unit controls a heating operation of the heating unit based on the determined ready temperature.
Claims12
An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording medium, the image forming apparatus comprising:
- a fixing member configured to fix a toner image to the recording medium;
- a heating unit configured to heat the fixing member;
- and
- a control unit configured to:
- receive a print job, the print job indicating a print mode and at least one job condition,
- determine a ready temperature based on the print mode and the at least one job condition, and
- control a heating operation of the heating unit based on the determined ready temperature.
An image forming method comprising:
- receiving a print job, the print job indicating a print mode and at least one job condition;
- determining a ready temperature of a fixing member based on the print mode and the at least one job condition;
- and
- causing an image forming apparatus to return from a sleep state to a ready state in a case that a temperature of the fixing member reaches the determined ready temperature to fix a toner image to a recording medium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.