Image forming apparatus
    1.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11119429B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-14

    申请号:US16829062

    申请日:2020-03-25

    发明人: Katsuya Nakama

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a storage portion to which a heating unit configured to heat the sheet stored in the storage portion is detachably attached, a conveyance unit, a detection unit configured to detect attachment of the heating unit to the storage portion, and a control unit configured to control the conveyance unit such that a standby time by which conveyance of the sheet fed from the storage portion is stopped is shorter when the detection unit detects the heating unit than when the detection unit does not detect the heating unit.

    Image forming apparatus that controls an execution frequency of a rubbing treatment of a fixing device

    公开(公告)号:US10281852B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-07

    申请号:US16021684

    申请日:2018-06-28

    IPC分类号: G03G15/20

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes a mounting portion that detachably mounts either one of a fixing portion and another fixing portion. Each fixing portion includes a first rotatable member and a second rotatable member that, together, form a nip for fixing a toner image on a sheet, and a memory. A rubbing rotatable member executes a rubbing process of rubbing a surface of the first rotatable member, and a moving mechanism moves the rubbing rotatable member between a rubbing position, in which the rubbing rotatable member is in contact with the first rotatable member, and a stand-by position, in which the rubbing rotatable member is separated from the first rotatable member. In addition, a controller stores information corresponding to an execution frequency of the rubbing process designated by an operator through an operating panel, in the memory of the fixing portion that has been mounted in the mounting portion.

    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM CONTROLLING RUBBING TREATMENT OF FIXING DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20180307164A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-25

    申请号:US16021684

    申请日:2018-06-28

    IPC分类号: G03G15/20

    CPC分类号: G03G15/2025

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes a rubbing rotatable member capable of executing a rubbing treatment of rubbing a surface of a first rotatable member, a counter to count a number corresponding to a number of recording materials on that toner images are formed, an obtaining portion to obtain information that corresponds to an instruction of an operator and that corresponds to whether to permit the execution of the rubbing treatment, that is based on the number counted by the counter, a writing portion to write the information obtained by the obtaining portion in the storing portion of the fixing portion mounted in the mounting portion, and a controller to control whether to execute the rubbing treatment, that is based on the number counted by the counter, in accordance with the information stored in the storing portion of the fixing portion mounted in the mounting portion.

    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220337713A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-20

    申请号:US17719638

    申请日:2022-04-13

    发明人: Katsuya Nakama

    IPC分类号: H04N1/00

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit configured to form an image on each of media; a plurality of sheet feeding cassettes each configured to store the media; a media sensor which is provided on a conveyance path through which the media are fed from any of the plurality of sheet feeding cassettes to the image forming unit, and is configured to detect a type of the conveyed media; a memory configured to store, for each sheet feeding cassette, the type of media stored in each of the plurality of sheet feeding cassettes; and a controller configured to output, to a display, a selection screen for selecting a sheet feeding cassette in which media to be used in calibration of adjusting a density of the image to be formed by the image forming unit are stored.

    Image forming apparatus and system controlling rubbing treatment of fixing device

    公开(公告)号:US10088782B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-02

    申请号:US15227431

    申请日:2016-08-03

    IPC分类号: G03G15/20

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes an image fixing portion detachably mountable to a main assembly and including first and second rollers forming an image fixing nip therebetween; a rubbing roller for rubbing treatment of the first roller; a setting portion for setting whether to permit the execution of the treatment when a number of the recording materials fed to the fixing portion exceeds a predetermined number; a storing portion, provided in the fixing portion, for storing set information corresponding to the setting relating to permission of the treatment set through the setting portion; and a controller for controlling execution of the treatment. If the set information in the storing portion indicates the permission of the treatment, the controller executes the treatment. If not, the controller does not execute the treatment.

    Image forming apparatus, image forming system and fixing device

    公开(公告)号:US09989911B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-05

    申请号:US15196404

    申请日:2016-06-29

    IPC分类号: G03G15/20 G03G21/00 G03G15/00

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming station for forming an unfixed toner image on a sheet; a fixing portion detachably mountable to the apparatus, said fixing portion including a rotatable member for being contacted by an image carrying surface of the sheet; a jam detector for detecting jamming in said fixing portion; an executing portion for executing a cleaning process for said rotatable member after clearance of the jamming; a storing portion, provided on said fixing portion, for storing information as to whether or not the cleaning process is executed; and a display for displaying a state of capability of image forming operation. The executing portion executes the cleaning process before said display displays the state, when the information stored in said storing portion of said fixing portion mounted in said main assembly indicates non-execution of said cleaning process.