Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus which corrects torque based on temperature or conveyance speed and predicts a life of the fixer based on a corrected torque
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Application No.: US16276321Application Date: 2019-02-14
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Publication No.: US10754278B2Publication Date: 2020-08-25
- Inventor: Masayuki Fukunaga , Toshiaki Tanaka , Masayuki Watanabe , Mineo Yamamoto
- Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Current Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@481c421d
- Main IPC: G03G15/20
- IPC: G03G15/20 ; G03G15/00

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus including: a fixer that fixes a toner image formed on a recording medium by pressing and heating the recording medium nipped in a nip portion formed by causing two rotating bodies to pressedly abut on each other, and conveying the recording medium by rotating the rotating bodies; a motor that drives the rotating bodies by transmitting a torque to at least one of the rotating bodies; a torque detector that detects the torque transmitted to the rotating body by the motor; a temperature detector that detects temperature of the rotating body; a speed detector that detects a conveyance speed for conveying the recording medium by the fixer; and a controller that corrects the detected torque based on at least any one of the detected temperature and the detected conveyance speed and predicts a life of the fixer based on the corrected torque.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190286022A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2019-09-19
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