| US 7,539,430 B2 | ||
| Image forming apparatus with self cooling fixing section | ||
| Takemasa Ishikuro, Tokyo (Japan); and Yujiro Iida, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Oki Data Corporation, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 19, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/764,813. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2006-168624 (JP), filed on Jun. 19, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0292154 A1, Dec. 20, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G03G 15/20 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 399—67 [399/68; 399/69; 399/70] | 26 Claims |
| 1. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
a fixing section that fixes an image formed on a recording medium;
a drive section that drives said fixing section in rotation; and
a controller that controls a speed at which said drive section drives said fixing section;
wherein when the recording medium is passing through said fixing section, said controller controls said drive section such
that said drive section drives said fixing section at a first speed;
wherein when the recording medium has passed through said fixing section, said controller controls said drive section such
that said drive section drives said fixing section at a second speed, the second speed being selected in accordance with the
first speed; and
wherein if the first speed is higher than a reference speed, said controller controls said drive section to drive said fixing
section at the second speed lower than the first speed.
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