Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus and image fixing method
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Application No.: US18480874Application Date: 2023-10-04
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Publication No.: US12124196B2Publication Date: 2024-10-22
- Inventor: Yohei Doi
- Applicant: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Kim & Stewart LLP
- Priority: JP 19228869 2019.12.19
- Main IPC: G03G15/20
- IPC: G03G15/20

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus according to one or more embodiments includes a fixing device and a controller. The fixing device includes a first heating source and a second heating source. The second heating source has a heating width greater than that of the first heating source. The first and second heating sources have different heating characteristics in response to temperature increases. The controller selects one of the first heating source and the second heating source according to a size of a sheet on which printing is to be performed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20240045358A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FIXING METHOD Public/Granted day:2024-02-08
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