Induction-heating fixing apparatus and image forming apparatus

Details Induction-heating fixing apparatus and image forming apparatus Induction-heating fixing apparatus and image forming apparatus

2006-02-21

2006-02-21

Lee, Susan (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Control of electrophotography process

Control of fixing

C219S619000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07003240

ABSTRACT:
An induction-heating fixing apparatus comprising: a heating member for fixing a toner image to a recording material carrying the toner image by heating the toner image; an induction-heating coil divided into a plurality of coils and comprising a first induction-heating coil and a second induction-heating coil adjacent to each other; and a power-distribution control member for controlling power distribution by supplying a driving-current to the plurality of induction-heating coils in order to heat the heating member, wherein the power-distribution control member comprises a determining section for selecting whether to supply the driving-current to the first induction-heating coil or the second induction-heating coil.

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