Fixing device and method, and image forming apparatus incorporating same

A fixing device includes a heater to generate heat based on soft-start control. The heater is supplied with power using different power-turn-on-duty control patterns in accordance with power requirements and an operation mode of the fixing device.

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Main Authors TOKUDA TETSUO, SESHITA TAKUYA, YOSHINAGA HIROSHI, ISHII KENJI, TAKAGI HIROMASA, YOSHIURA ARINOBU, ARAI YUJI, FUJIMOTO IPPEI, YOSHIKAWA MASAAKI, IMADA TAKAHIRO, IKEBUCHI YUTAKA, SHIMOKAWA TOSHIHIKO, GOTOH HAJIME, IWAYA NAOKI, YAMAGUCHI YOSHIKI
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 02.06.2015
Subjects
CINEMATOGRAPHY
ELECTROGRAPHY
ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY
HOLOGRAPHY
MAGNETOGRAPHY
PHOTOGRAPHY
PHYSICS
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Summary:A fixing device includes a heater to generate heat based on soft-start control. The heater is supplied with power using different power-turn-on-duty control patterns in accordance with power requirements and an operation mode of the fixing device.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201213343468