Fixing device and image forming apparatus
US-9207594-B2 · Dec 8, 2015 · US
Image forming apparatus capable of computing power consumption thereof, and control method and storage medium therefor
US8977147B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8977147-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113281852-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 26, 2011 |
| Priority date | Oct 27, 2010 |
| Publication date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
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An image forming apparatus capable of accurately computing power consumption thereof. First power consumption consumed by a fixing device of the image forming apparatus until the fixing device becomes a state capable of fixing a toner image onto a sheet is computed, second power consumption that includes power consumption consumed by the fixing device to fix the toner image onto the sheet and power consumption consumed by conveyance of the sheet is computed according to at least a sheet type, and third power consumption consumed by an exposure unit of the image forming apparatus to expose a photosensitive member of the image forming apparatus to light is computed according to an image to be formed. Then, a sum of the first to third power consumptions is computed.
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What is claimed is: 1. An image forming apparatus having a photosensitive member, an exposure unit that exposes the photosensitive member to light according to an image to be formed to thereby form an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive member, and a fixing device that fixes onto a recording medium a toner image formed on the photosensitive member by developing the electrostatic latent image and transferred from the photosensitive member to the recording medium, compri…
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- What does patent US8977147B2 cover?
- An image forming apparatus capable of accurately computing power consumption thereof. First power consumption consumed by a fixing device of the image forming apparatus until the fixing device becomes a state capable of fixing a toner image onto a sheet is computed, second power consumption that includes power consumption consumed by the fixing device to fix the toner image onto the sheet and p…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Hirano Yasuhiko, Canon Kk
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G03G15/2078. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 10 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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