Fixing apparatus capable of heating the releasing agent
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsJiro Ishizuka, Hirokazu Kodama
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Abstract
The present invention provides a fixing apparatus that as a fixing member for fixing an unfixed image on a recording material, a containing portion for containing releasing agent, applying device for applying the releasing agent in the containing portion on the fixing member, heating device for heating the releasing agent in the containing portion, and detection device for detecting a temperature of the releasing agent in the containing portion, wherein heating by the heating device is controlled according to a detected temperature from the detection device.
Claims8
A fixing apparatus comprising:
- a fixing member for heat fixing an unfixed image on a recording material;
- a fixing heater for heating said fixing member;
- a containing portion for containing releasing agent;
- applying means for applying the releasing agent in said containing portion on said fixing member;
- releasing agent heating means for contacting the releasing agent and heating the releasing agent;
- detection means for detecting a temperature of the releasing agent in said containing portion;
- and
- heat control means for controlling the heating of the releasing agent effected by said releasing agent heating means, on the basis of a detected temperature of said detecting means.
A fixing apparatus comprising:
- a fixing member for fixing an unfixed image on a recording material;
- a containing portion for containing releasing agent;
- applying means for applying the releasing agent in said containing portion on said fixing member;
- heating means for heating the releasing agent in said containing portion;
- first detection means for detecting a temperature of the releasing agent in said containing portion;
- and
- second detection means for detecting a temperature of said heating means;
- wherein heating by said heating means is controlled according to detected temperature from said first and second detection means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.