Image forming apparatus

Details Image forming apparatus Image forming apparatus

1998-07-27

1999-11-23

Smith, Matthew S.

Electrophotography

Control of electrophotography process

Control of fixing

399 45, 399 67, 399 69, 399309, 399400, G03G 1520

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active

059915633

ABSTRACT:
In an image forming apparatus provided with an image carrying member, a toner image forming device, an intermediate image carrying member, a first transfer member, and a second transfer member, toner images are formed on both sides of a sheet. The toner images on the both sides of the sheet is fixed by a fixing device having a heater and a pair of fixing rollers. A detecting device detects at least one of a temperature of the fixing members, a material of the sheet and a size of the sheet, and a controller changes an image forming interval in accordance with at least one of the temperature of the fixing members, the material of the sheet and the size of the sheet detected by the detecting device.

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