Image forming apparatus and control method

    公开(公告)号:US11880151B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-23

    申请号:US17944097

    申请日:2022-09-13

    IPC分类号: G03G15/20

    CPC分类号: G03G15/2039 G03G15/2053

    摘要: An image forming apparatus has an image forming unit to form a toner image on a first sheet and a fixing unit configured to heat the first sheet to fix the image to the first sheet. A control unit begins a cooling process for cooling the fixing unit when an overheating condition is met, then permits the image forming unit to form a toner image on a second sheet after the cooling process ends according to a first cooling condition if a person is detected near the image forming apparatus or after the cooling process ends according to a second cooling condition if a person not detected near the image forming apparatus. The cooling process under the first cooling condition ends in less time than under the second cooling condition.