IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS

• Main Authors: NAKADA TAKEHARU, NAKAJIMA NOZOMI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 25.04.2019
• Subjects: CINEMATOGRAPHY; ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICS

To provide an image formation apparatus which performs proper setting according to a recording material while suppressing an increase in size and cost of the apparatus, and can increase productivity of the user.SOLUTION: An image formation apparatus stores, in storage means, an upper limit value of at least one of power supplied to heating means from predetermined power supply means, integrated power, power supply time to the heating means per unit time and power supply cumulative time to the heating means for each of a plurality of print modes defining a print condition including a controlled temperature of the heating means in accordance with a parameter including a basis weight of a recording material heated by the heating means. Power control means performs power control from the power supply means to the heating means at a value equal to or less than the upper limit value set for each print mode.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】装置の大型化やコストアップを抑えつつ、記録材に応じた適切な設定を行い、ユーザーの生産性を高め得る画像形成装置を提供する。【解決手段】加熱手段により加熱される記録材の、坪量を含むパラメータに応じて前記加熱手段の温調温度を含むプリント条件を定めた複数のプリントモード毎に、予め定められた前記電力供給手段から前記加熱手段に供給される電力、積算電力、単位時間当たりの前記加熱手段への電力供給時間及び前記加熱手段への電力供給累積時間のうちの、少なくともいずれかの上限値を前記記憶手段に記憶しておき、前記電力制御手段は、前記電力供給手段から前記加熱手段への電力制御を、前記プリントモード毎に設定された前記上限値以下、または未満で行うことを特徴とする。【選択図】図１