Electrophotography – Control of electrophotography process – Responsive to copy media characteristic
Reexamination Certificate
2007-04-03
2007-04-03
Chen, Sophia S. (Department: 2852)
Electrophotography
Control of electrophotography process
Responsive to copy media characteristic
C399S067000, C399S329000, C399S331000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10948566
ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus is provided with a fixing section, including a heating member, a pressing member, in which the heating member and the pressing member are arranged to form a nipping section therebetween, and a belt member inserted through the nipping section for fixing a toner image on a recordig sheet by conveying the recording sheet through the nipping section; and a control section for controlling the fixing section and obtaining recording sheet information with respect to at least one of a plurality of conditions. The pressig member includes a plurality of pressing heads differing in shape and with respect to at least one of a plurality of characteristics, and the control section selects one of the plurality of pressing heads in accordance with the recording sheet information and controls the fixing section to press the recording sheet through the belt member with the selected one of the plurality of pressing heads.
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Fujii Makoto
Hanyu Naohiko
Katayanagi Hidetoshi
Kurosu Tetsuko
Nagase Hisayoshi
Chen Sophia S.
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner L.L.P.
Konica Minolta Business Technologies Inc.
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