Fixing apparatus, image forming apparatus and temperature control method of fixing apparatus
US-2015355584-A1 · Dec 10, 2015 · US
Fixing device and control method used therein
US8948641B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8948641-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313759349-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Feb 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | Feb 9, 2012 |
| Publication date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
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A fixing device includes a rotatable fuser member, a rotatable pressure member, a heater, a temperature detector, and a controller. The rotatable fuser member is subjected to heating. The rotatable pressure member is disposed opposite the fuser member. The pressure member presses against the fuser member to form a fixing nip therebetween. The heater is disposed adjacent to the fuser member to heat the fuser member. The temperature detector is directed to at least one of the fuser member, the pressure member, and the heater to detect an operational temperature of the fixing device. The controller is operatively connected to the temperature detector and the heater to control power supply to the heater according to readings of the temperature detector, so as to regulate the detected operational temperature at a setpoint temperature that is variable depending on a print page printed on the recording medium.
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What is claimed is: 1. A fixing device comprising: a rotatable fuser member subjected to heating; a rotatable pressure member opposite the rotatable fuser member, the rotatable pressure member being configured to press against the rotatable fuser member to form a fixing nip there between, a recording medium being conveyed through the fixing nip; a heater adjacent to the rotatable fuser member and configured to heat the rotatable fuser member; a temperature detector directed…
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- What does patent US8948641B2 cover?
- A fixing device includes a rotatable fuser member, a rotatable pressure member, a heater, a temperature detector, and a controller. The rotatable fuser member is subjected to heating. The rotatable pressure member is disposed opposite the fuser member. The pressure member presses against the fuser member to form a fixing nip therebetween. The heater is disposed adjacent to the fuser member to h…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Fujimoto Ippei, Seo Hiroshi, Yamashina Ryota, and 2 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G03G15/205. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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