摘要:
The present invention aims to reduce the time period of the start up operation of an image forming apparatus corresponding to an image forming apparatus operating environment. The present invention provides an image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member; a toner image forming unit for forming a toner image on the image bearing member; an image condition detection member for detecting an image condition of the image bearing member; a setting unit for setting a plurality of toner image forming conditions determined based on the output of the image condition detection member; an environment detection member for detecting an environment condition of outside air of the image forming apparatus; and a selection unit for selecting the toner image forming conditions set by the setting unit based on the output of the environment detection device from when the power is turned on to when transitioned to an image formable state.
摘要:
An image heating apparatus includes a coil for generating a magnetic flux by current flowing therethrough; an image heating member for heating an image on a recording material which is fed therethrough, the image heating member producing heat by eddy current generated by the magnetic flux; electric power supply control means for controlling electric power supply to the coil so as to provide the image heating member with a predetermined temperature; magnetic flux adjusting means for adjusting a magnetic flux in a direction perpendicular to a feeding direction of the recording material, the magnetic flux adjusting means having a first magnetic flux adjusting portion for reducing, by relative movement thereof relative to the coil, a magnetic flux directing toward an end of the image heating member adjacent to a sheet feedable range with respect to the direction, and a second magnetic flux adjusting portion for reducing, by relative movement thereof relative to the coil, a magnetic flux directing toward the image heating member in a sheet feeding range in which at least a minimum size recording material is fed, with respect to the direction; and setting means for setting the relative positions of the first magnetic flux adjusting portion and the second magnetic flux adjusting portion to be taken after continuous feeding of the recording materials having a size smaller than a maximum feedable size of the apparatus.
摘要:
Information on a temperature of a heat generation member 7 at a position which is in the neighborhood of an end portion of a conveyance area of a material S, to be heated, having a maximum size and in the neighborhood of a non-conveyance area of a material, to be heated, having a size smaller than the maximum size is detected by temperature information detection means 22 and 23, and a change means 171 lowers a target temperature of the heat generation member 7 depending on a detection result of the temperature information detection means. Thereafter, when the detection result of the temperature information detection means reaches a predetermined temperature, a magnetic flux adjusting member 18 is started to be moved by a moving means 21.
摘要:
An image heating apparatus includes a coil for generating a magnetic flux by a current flowing therethrough; an image heating member having an electroconductive layer in which an eddy current is produced by the magnetic flux by which heat is generated, to heat an image on a recording material; an electroconductive magnetic flux adjusting member movable from a first position and a second position to decrease the eddy current produced in the image heating member by the magnetic flux; a sensor for sensing the temperature of the image heating member; and a controller for controlling electric power supplied to the coil on the basis of an output of the sensor. The controller changes an electric power condition to be supplied to the coil before start of the movement from the first position to the second position of magnetic flux adjusting member.
摘要:
An image heating apparatus includes a coil for generating a magnetic flux by a current flowing therethrough; an image heating member having an electroconductive layer in which an eddy current is produced by the magnetic flux by which heat is generated, the image heating member being effective to heat an image on a recording material; an electroconductive magnetic flux adjusting member movable from a first position and a second position to decrease the eddy current produced in the image heating member by the magnetic flux; a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature of image heating member; electric power control means for control electric power supplied to the coil on the basis of an output of the temperature sensor, wherein the electric power control means changes an electric power condition to be supplied to the coil before start of the movement from the first position to the second position of magnetic flux adjusting member.
摘要:
An image heating apparatus has a coil for generating magnetic flux, a rotatable heat generation member which generates heat by magnetic flux, a temperature detecting member for detecting a temperature of the heat generation member, an energization controller portion for controlling energization to the coil on the basis of an output of the temperature detecting member, a first magnetic flux shielding portion for blocking, in a first magnetic flux adjustment position, the magnetic flux directed toward a central portion of heat generation member, while permitting the magnetic flux directed to an end portion, and a second magnetic flux shielding portion for blocking, in a second magnetic flux adjustment position, the magnetic flux directed toward an end portion of the heat generation member, a moving unit for moving the first magnetic flux shielding portion and the second magnetic flux shielding portion, and a recovery operation controller portion for retracting the second magnetic flux shielding portion from the second magnetic flux adjustment position and moving the first magnetic flux shielding portion to the first magnetic flux adjustment position after completion of an image formation job on recording materials having widths smaller than a maximum width of a recording material which can be fed are continuously fed, and executing energization control of the energization controller portion.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus has an image forming unit; a heating rotatable member; a magnetic flux generator for generating a magnetic flux for induction heat generation in the heating rotatable member; a controller for controlling a temperature of the heating rotatable member; a temperature detector for detecting a temperature of the heating rotatable member at a predetermined region; magnetic flux confinor for confining the magnetic flux from the magnetic flux generator in accordance with an output of the temperature detector; and a moving unit for movement the magnetic flux confinor between a magnetic-flux-confinement position and a n on-magnetic-flux-confinement position, wherein when the output of the temperature detector indicates a temperature outside a predetermined temperature range, an image forming operation is interrupted, and executes operation of the moving unit to move the magnetic flux confinor to the non-magnetic-flux-confinement position and restoring operation to restore the temperature of the heating rotatable member.
摘要:
Information on a temperature of a heat generation member at a position which is in the neighborhood of an end portion of a conveyance area of a material, to be heated, having a maximum size and in the neighborhood of a non-conveyance area of a material, to be heated, having a size smaller than the maximum size is detected by temperature information detector, and a changer lowers a target temperature of the heat generation member depending on a detection result of the temperature information detector. Thereafter, when the detection result of the temperature information detector reaches a predetermined temperature, a magnetic flux adjusting member is started to be moved by a moving device.
摘要:
An image heating apparatus includes a heating rotatable member for heating an image on a recording material in a heating nip; magnetic flux generating means for generating a magnetic flux for induction heat generation in the heating rotatable member; magnetic flux confining means for confining the magnetic flux directed toward a predetermined region of the heating rotatable member from the magnetic flux generating means; and moving means for repeatedly moving the magnetic flux confining means during a heating operation between the operating position and a retracted position retracted from the operation position, when the recording material which has a predetermined width overlapping with a part of the predetermined region is continuously heated by the apparatus.
摘要:
In an electromagnetic induction heating-type heating apparatus for moving a temperature decreasing member toward or apart from an effective position where a temperature in a predetermined area is decreased in order to take countermeasure against temperature rise at a non-sheet passing portion of a heating roller, a Curie temperature of the heating roller is not less than a predetermined image heating temperature and is less than a heat-resistant temperature of the heating apparatus.