Electrophotography – Control of electrophotography process – Control of fixing
Patent
1998-10-28
2000-09-12
Moses, Richard
Electrophotography
Control of electrophotography process
Control of fixing
399329, 219216, 432 60, G03G 1520
Patent
active
061189553
ABSTRACT:
In a belt type fixing apparatus having a heat roller temperature sensor that detects the temperature of a heat roller that contains a heater for heating a fixing belt, and a fixing belt temperature sensor that is set to contact a pressure roller and indirectly detects the temperature of the fixing belt, the heater that heats the fixing belt is controlled in such a way that the temperature detected by the heat roller temperature sensor matches the target temperature of the heat roller that is set based on the temperature detected by the fixing belt temperature sensor.
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Hayashi Hideji
Kosagi Yoshifumi
Sakata Toshio
Yamada Takashi
Yamada Tetsuya
Minolta Co. , Ltd.
Moses Richard
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