Fixing apparatus

Details Fixing apparatus Fixing apparatus

2005-10-04

2005-10-04

Chen, Sophia S. (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Control of electrophotography process

Control of fixing

C219S216000, C399S069000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06952541

ABSTRACT:
A fixing apparatus for fixing a toner image on a recording material by heat has a pair of rotary members having a heat generating member, and rotatable in contact with each other, electric power supply controller for controlling electric power supply to the heat generating member so that the temperature of at least one of the rotary members may become a set temperature, and rotation time setting unit for setting a time for which the electric power supply control is effected after the shift from a warming-up operation to a fixing capable state and the pair of rotary members are rotated continuously from rotation during the warming-up operation, on the basis of the time of the warming-up operation.

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