Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and fixing...

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2006-02-28

2006-02-28

Gutierrez, Diego (Department: 2859)

Electrophotography

Diagnostics

Power supply

C399S088000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07006773

ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides an image forming apparatus having a fixing unit in which electric power is supplied from the power supply unit to a heater thereof, and the formed image is fixed by heating the recording medium on which the image has been formed, a detecting unit which detects an electric power consumption of the forming unit and an electric power consumption of the fixing unit, and a control unit which controls the power supply unit so as to increase the electric power consumption of the fixing unit when the electric power consumption of the forming unit detected by the detecting unit is less than or equal to a predetermined amount, and the image forming apparatus increases the electric power consumption of the fixing unit in a case where there is surplus electric power of the entire apparatus.

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