Title:
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2023136197
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To reduce the gloss unevenness of an image.SOLUTION: An image forming apparatus includes: a transfer portion that transfers a toner image onto a sheet; a fixing device that heats the toner image transferred onto the sheet to fix the toner image to the sheet; a conveyance belt that conveys the sheet from the transfer portion toward the fixing device; driving means that drives the conveyance belt; and control means that controls the driving means. In a case of switching the image forming apparatus to a standby state in which the image forming apparatus is ready to start image forming operation and stands by for input of an image forming job, the control means executes preheating in which the fixing device is preliminarily heated, and causes the driving means to rotate the conveyance belt while the preheating is executed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7
Inventors:
TAKAHASHI HIROYUKI
MATSUI SHO
OGATA AYANO
MATSUI SHO
OGATA AYANO
Application Number:
JP2022041687A
Publication Date:
September 29, 2023
Filing Date:
March 16, 2022
Export Citation:
Assignee:
CANON KK
International Classes:
G03G21/14; G03G15/00; G03G15/16; G03G15/20; G03G21/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Patent Attorney Corporation Chikajima International Patent Office
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