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EP 0 436 955 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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01.07.1992 Bulletin 1992/27 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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17.07.1991 Bulletin 1991/29 |
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Date of filing: 28.12.1990 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC)5: G03G 15/20 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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DE FR GB IT |
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Priority: |
09.01.1990 JP 2317/90
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Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
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Tokyo (JP) |
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Inventors: |
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- Kimura, Shigeo,
c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Tokyo (JP)
- Kusaka, Kensaku,
c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Tokyo (JP)
- Hosoi, Atsushi,
c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Tokyo (JP)
- Yamamoto, Akira,
c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Tokyo (JP)
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Representative: Tiedtke, Harro, Dipl.-Ing. et al |
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Patentanwaltsbüro
Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner
Bavariaring 4
80336 München
80336 München (DE) |
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Set temperature changeable image fixing apparatus |
(57) An image fixing apparatus (11) includes a heater (20) maintained at a controlled
temperature; a film (25) contacted to the heater (20) and movable together with and
in sliding contact with a recording material (P) carrying a visualized image, wherein
the visualized image is heated by the heater (20) through the film (25); a temperature
detecting element (31) for detecting a temperature of the film (25) or a member contacted
to the film; and a controller (M) for changing a level of the controlled temperature
on the basis of an output of the temperature detecting element (31) before start of
an image fixing operation of the image fixing apparatus.