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US5464964A
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Image heating apparatus changing set temperature in accordance with temperature of heater
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1992-12-08
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Granted: 1995-11-07
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Expires: 2012-12-08
Abstract
Abstract An image heating apparatus includes a heater; temperature detector for detecting a temperature of the heater; electric power supply controller for controlling electric power supply to the heater during image heating, so that the temperature detector detects a predetermined set temperature; and a temperature determining device for determining the set temperature on the basis of a change of the temperature detected by the temperature detector when electric power supply to the heater is stopped.
Inventors
- 👤 Kouichi Okuda
- 👤 Shunji Nakamura
- 👤 Toshio Yoshimoto
- 👤 Yasumasa Ohtsuka
- 👤 Yohji Tomoyuki
- 👤 Daizo Fukuzawa
- 👤 Tomoko Nanbu
- 👤 Hidenobu Suzuki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-09 04:32
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/20; G03G15/2003; G03G15/2014; G03G15/2039; G03G15/2046; G03G2215/00; G03G2215/20; G03G2215/2003; G03G2215/2016; G03G2215/2035; G03G2215/2038
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 32
Claim 1
Independent Claim
75 words
An image heating apparatus comprising: a heater; temperature detecting means for detecting a temperature of said heater; electric power supply control means for controlling electric power supply to said heater during image heating, so that the temperature detected by said temperature detecting means is maintained at a predetermined set temperature; and temperature determining means for determining the set temperature on the basis of a lowering rate of the temperature detected by said temperature detecting means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
75 words
An image heating apparatus comprising: a heater; temperature detecting means for detecting a temperature of said heater; electric power supply control means for controlling electric power supply to said heater during image heating, so that the temperature detected by said temperature detecting means is maintained at a predetermined set temperature; and temperature determining means for determining the set temperature on the basis of a lowering rate of the temperature detected by said temperature detecting means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said temperature determining means determines the set temperature on the basis of the lowering rate of the temperature when a recording material is absent in a heating portion of said heater.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said heater is stationary in use, and said apparatus further comprises a film slidable relative to said heater, wherein an image on a recording material is heated by heat from said heater through the film.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the set temperature an increases with increase of the lowering rate of the detected temperature when the electric power supply is shut off for a predetermined period.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said determining means determines the set temperature for each image heating operation.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lowering rate of the temperature is detected after stoppage of the electric power supply and before resumption of the electric power supply.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
98 words
An image heating apparatus comprising: a heater; temperature detecting means for detecting a temperature of said heater; electric power supply control means for controlling electric power supply to said heater during image heating, so that the temperature detected by said temperature detecting means is maintained at a predetermined set temperature; and temperature determining means for determining the set temperature on the basis of a time period required for the temperature detected by said temperature detecting means to change from a first temperature to a second temperature, said determining means determining the set temperature for each image heating operation.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
98 words
An image heating apparatus comprising: a heater; temperature detecting means for detecting a temperature of said heater; electric power supply control means for controlling electric power supply to said heater during image heating, so that the temperature detected by said temperature detecting means is maintained at a predetermined set temperature; and temperature determining means for determining the set temperature on the basis of a time period required for the temperature detected by said temperature detecting means to change from a first temperature to a second temperature, said determining means determining the set temperature for each image heating operation.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said temperature determining means determines the set temperature on the basis of the time period during which a recording material is absent from a heating portion of said heater.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
42 words
An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said heater is stationary in use, and said apparatus further comprises a film slidable relative to said heater, wherein an image on a recording material is heated by heat from said heater through the film.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said second temperature is higher than said first temperature, and the set temperature increases with an increase of said time period.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
87 words
An image heating apparatus comprising: a heater; temperature detecting means for detecting a temperature of said heater; electric power supply control means for controlling electric power supply to said heater during image heating, so that the temperature detected by said temperature detecting means is maintained at a predetermined set temperature; and temperature determining means for determining the set temperature on the basis of a lowering rate of the temperature detected by said temperature detecting means during an interval between adjacent recording materials in continuous image heating operations.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
87 words
An image heating apparatus comprising: a heater; temperature detecting means for detecting a temperature of said heater; electric power supply control means for controlling electric power supply to said heater during image heating, so that the temperature detected by said temperature detecting means is maintained at a predetermined set temperature; and temperature determining means for determining the set temperature on the basis of a lowering rate of the temperature detected by said temperature detecting means during an interval between adjacent recording materials in continuous image heating operations.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said temperature determining means determines the set temperature on the basis of the lowering rate while said heater is supplied with the electric power.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
32 words
An apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said temperature determining means determines the set temperature on the basis of the lowering rate after the electric power supply to the heater is stopped.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
34 words
An apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the set temperature increases with an increase of the changing rate of the detected temperature when the electric power supply is shut off for a predetermined period.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
42 words
An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said heater is stationary in use, and said apparatus further comprises a film slidable relative to said heater, wherein an image on a recording material is heated by heat from said heater through the film.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
89 words
An image heating apparatus comprising: a heater; temperature detecting means for detecting a temperature of said heater; and electric power supply control means for controlling electric power supply to said heater so that the temperature detected by said temperature detecting means is maintained at a predetermined temperature during an interval between adjacent recording materials in continuous image heating operations, wherein during a power supply control operation of said control means in the interval, there is a time period in which heat generation by said heater is shut-off or decreased.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
89 words
An image heating apparatus comprising: a heater; temperature detecting means for detecting a temperature of said heater; and electric power supply control means for controlling electric power supply to said heater so that the temperature detected by said temperature detecting means is maintained at a predetermined temperature during an interval between adjacent recording materials in continuous image heating operations, wherein during a power supply control operation of said control means in the interval, there is a time period in which heat generation by said heater is shut-off or decreased.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
14 words
An apparatus according to claim 16, further comprising means for determining said time period.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
24 words
An apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said determining means determines said time period in accordance with a number of continuous image forming operations.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
41 words
An apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said determining means determines said time period on the basis of a change rate of the temperature detected by said temperature detecting means when the heat generation of said heater is shut-off or decreased.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
23 words
An apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said determining means determines said time period in accordance with electric power supply to said heater.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
23 words
An apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said determining means determines said time period in accordance with a size of the recording material.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
37 words
An apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said determining means determines said time period in accordance with a changing rate of the temperature detected by said temperature detecting means when the temperature of said heater is increased.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
42 words
An apparatus according to claim 16, wherein said heater is stationary in use, and said apparatus further comprises a film slidable relative to said heater, wherein an image on a recording material is heated by heat from said heater through the film.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
106 words
An image heating apparatus comprising: a heater; temperature detecting means for detecting a temperature of said heater; electric power supply control means for controlling electric power supply to said heater during image heating, so that the temperature detected by said temperature detecting means is maintained at a predetermined set temperature; and temperature determining means for determining the set temperature on the basis of a changing rate of the temperature detected by said temperature detecting means in a predetermined time period in which the temperature of the heater is increased, wherein said predetermined period is not less than a unit time period of electric power supply control.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
106 words
An image heating apparatus comprising: a heater; temperature detecting means for detecting a temperature of said heater; electric power supply control means for controlling electric power supply to said heater during image heating, so that the temperature detected by said temperature detecting means is maintained at a predetermined set temperature; and temperature determining means for determining the set temperature on the basis of a changing rate of the temperature detected by said temperature detecting means in a predetermined time period in which the temperature of the heater is increased, wherein said predetermined period is not less than a unit time period of electric power supply control.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
20 words
An apparatus according to claim 24, wherein said predetermined time period is an integer multiple of said unit time period.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
20 words
An apparatus according to claim 24, wherein said control means controls a number of waves in the unit time period.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
42 words
An apparatus according to claim 24, wherein said heater is stationary in use, and said apparatus further comprises a film slidable relative to said heater, wherein an image on a recording material is heated by heat from said heater through the film.
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