Electrophotography – Control of electrophotography process – Control of fixing
Reexamination Certificate
2008-08-01
2011-11-01
Grainger, Quana M (Department: 2852)
Electrophotography
Control of electrophotography process
Control of fixing
Reexamination Certificate
active
08050583
ABSTRACT:
A fixing device, an image forming apparatus using the fixing device, and a temperature control method therefor. The fixing device includes a fixing roller, a heat roller including first and second heat sources, a fixing belt, a pressure roller including a pressure heat source, a first temperature detector, a second temperature detector, and a pressure temperature detector. The heat sources are regularly on and off according to a duty cycle, and at least one of the heat sources is controlled by the duty cycle during paper feed. A wattage of one of the heat sources is added to a wattage of at least one of the other heat sources when the temperature detected by the first or second temperature detector corresponding to the one of the heat sources reaches the set temperature such that a duty ratio of the at least one of the other heat sources is increased.
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Grainger Quana M
Oblon, Spivak McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
Ricoh Company Limited
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