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JP2020115188A5
JP2020115188A5 JP2019006468A JP2019006468A JP2020115188A5 JP 2020115188 A5 JP2020115188 A5 JP 2020115188A5 JP 2019006468 A JP2019006468 A JP 2019006468A JP 2019006468 A JP2019006468 A JP 2019006468A JP 2020115188 A5 JP2020115188 A5 JP 2020115188A5
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(1)記録材に担持された未定着のトナー像を定着する定着装置であって、第1の抵抗値である第1の発熱体と、前記第1の抵抗値よりも抵抗値の大きい第2の抵抗値である第2の発熱体と、を含むヒータと、前記第1の発熱体又は前記第2の発熱体に電流を供給する、又は電流の供給を遮断する接続手段と、前記第1の発熱体又は前記第2の発熱体に電力を供給するための電力供給経路を切り替える切替手段と、前記定着装置の温度を検知する検知手段と、前記検知手段により検知された検知温度が目標温度となるように制御する制御手段と、を備え、前記制御手段は、前記第1の発熱体に電力が供給されている場合は、前記検知温度が前記目標温度となるように前記第1の発熱体に第1の電力を供給し、前記第2の発熱体に電力が供給されている場合は、前記検知温度が前記目標温度となるように前記第2の発熱体に前記第1の電力より多い第2の電力を供給する、ように前記接続手段を制御することを特徴とする定着装置。 (1) A fixing device for fixing an unfixed toner image carried on a recording material, the first heating element having a first resistance value and a second having a resistance value larger than that of the first resistance value. A heater including a second heating element having a resistance value of 2, a connecting means for supplying a current to the first heating element or the second heating element, or cutting off the supply of the current, and the first. Targets are a switching means for switching a power supply path for supplying power to the heating element 1 or the second heating element, a detection means for detecting the temperature of the fixing device, and a detection temperature detected by the detection means. The control means includes a control means for controlling the temperature so that the detected temperature becomes the target temperature when power is supplied to the first heating element. When the first power is supplied to the heating element and the power is supplied to the second heating element, the first power is supplied to the second heating element so that the detected temperature becomes the target temperature. A fixing device comprising controlling the connecting means so as to supply more second power.

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記録材に担持された未定着のトナー像を定着する定着装置であって、
第1の抵抗値である第1の発熱体と、前記第1の抵抗値よりも抵抗値の大きい第2の抵抗値である第2の発熱体と、を含むヒータと、
前記第1の発熱体又は前記第2の発熱体に電流を供給する、又は電流の供給を遮断する接続手段と、
前記第1の発熱体又は前記第2の発熱体に電力を供給するための電力供給経路を切り替える切替手段と、
前記定着装置の温度を検知する検知手段と、
前記検知手段により検知された検知温度が目標温度となるように制御する制御手段と、
を備え、
前記制御手段は、前記第1の発熱体に電力が供給されている場合は、前記検知温度が前記目標温度となるように前記第1の発熱体に第1の電力を供給し、前記第2の発熱体に電力が供給されている場合は、前記検知温度が前記目標温度となるように前記第2の発熱体に前記第1の電力より多い第2の電力を供給する、ように前記接続手段を制御することを特徴とする定着装置。
A fixing device that fixes an unfixed toner image supported on a recording material.
A heater including a first heating element having a first resistance value and a second heating element having a second resistance value having a resistance value larger than that of the first resistance value.
A connecting means that supplies or cuts off the current supply to the first heating element or the second heating element.
A switching means for switching a power supply path for supplying power to the first heating element or the second heating element, and
A detection means for detecting the temperature of the fixing device and
A control means for controlling the detection temperature detected by the detection means to be the target temperature, and
Equipped with
When power is supplied to the first heating element, the control means supplies the first power to the first heating element so that the detected temperature becomes the target temperature, and the second heating element. When power is supplied to the heating element, the connection is such that a second power higher than the first power is supplied to the second heating element so that the detected temperature becomes the target temperature. A fixing device characterized by controlling means.
前記第1の発熱体は、第1の長さであり、
前記第2の発熱体は、前記第1の長さよりも短い第2の長さであることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の定着装置。
The first heating element has a first length and is
The fixing device according to claim 1, wherein the second heating element has a second length shorter than the first length.
前記第2の発熱体は、第3の発熱体と、前記第3の発熱体よりも長手方向における長さが短い第4の発熱体と、を含むことを特徴とする請求項2に記載の定着装置。 The second heating element according to claim 2, wherein the second heating element includes a third heating element and a fourth heating element having a length shorter in the longitudinal direction than the third heating element. Fixing device. 前記第1の発熱体、前記第3の発熱体、及び前記第4の発熱体が配置される基板を備え、
前記第1の発熱体は、前記基板の短手方向の一方の端部に配置された一方の前記第1の発熱体と、他方の端部に配置された他方の前記第1の発熱体とであり、
前記短手方向において、一方の前記第1の発熱体、前記第3の発熱体、前記第4の発熱体、他方の前記第1の発熱体の順に配置されていることを特徴とする請求項3に記載の定着装置。
A substrate on which the first heating element, the third heating element, and the fourth heating element are arranged is provided.
The first heating element includes one heating element arranged at one end in the lateral direction of the substrate and the other first heating element arranged at the other end. And
It is characterized in that one of the first heating elements, the third heating element, the fourth heating element, and the other first heating element are arranged in this order in the lateral direction. The fixing device according to claim 3.
方の前記第1の発熱体及び他方の前記第1の発熱体の一方の端部が電気的に接続された第1の接点と、
方の前記第1の発熱体、他方の前記第1の発熱体及び前記第3の発熱体の他方の端部が電気的に接続された第2の接点と、
前記第3の発熱体及び前記第4の発熱体の一方の端部が電気的に接続された第3の接点と、
前記第4の発熱体の他方の端部が電気的に接続された第4の接点と、
を備えることを特徴とする請求項4に記載の定着装置。
A first contact to which one end of one end of the first heating element and the other end of the first heating element is electrically connected,
With a second contact to which one end of the first heating element, the other first heating element and the other end of the third heating element is electrically connected.
A third contact to which one end of the third heating element and the fourth heating element is electrically connected,
With a fourth contact to which the other end of the fourth heating element is electrically connected,
The fixing device according to claim 4, wherein the fixing device is provided.
前記第1の発熱体又は前記第2の発熱体と前記接続手段により前記第1の発熱体又は前記第2の発熱体に供給される電力とを関連付けて記憶した第1の記憶手段を備えることを特徴とする請求項1から請求項5のいずれか1項に記載の定着装置。 Provided is a first storage means for storing the first heating element or the second heating element in association with the electric power supplied to the first heating element or the second heating element by the connecting means. The fixing device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the fixing device is characterized. 前記制御手段は、前記切替手段によって前記第1の発熱体から前記第2の発熱体又は前記第2の発熱体から前記第1の発熱体に切り替える際に、前記第1の記憶手段に記憶された切り替え後の発熱体に関連付けられた前記切り替え後の発熱体に供給される電力を読み出して、読み出した電力となるように前記接続手段を制御することを特徴とする請求項6に記載の定着装置。 The control means is stored in the first storage means when switching from the first heating element to the second heating element or from the second heating element to the first heating element by the switching means. The fixing according to claim 6, wherein the connection means is controlled so as to read out the power supplied to the switching heating element associated with the switching heating element and use the read power. Device. 第2の記憶手段を備え、
前記制御手段は、
前記切替手段によって前記第1の発熱体から前記第2の発熱体又は前記第2の発熱体から前記第1の発熱体に切り替える際に、前記接続手段により切り替え前の発熱体に供給されていた電力を前記第2の記憶手段に記憶し、
前記切替手段によって前記第2の発熱体から前記第1の発熱体又は前記第1の発熱体から前記第2の発熱体に戻す際に、前記第2の記憶手段に記憶された前記切り替え前の発熱体に供給されていた電力を読み出して、読み出した前記切り替え前の発熱体に供給されていた電力となるように前記接続手段を制御することを特徴とする請求項6に記載の定着装置。
Equipped with a second storage means
The control means is
When switching from the first heating element to the second heating element or from the second heating element to the first heating element by the switching means, the heating element was supplied to the heating element before switching by the connecting means. The electric power is stored in the second storage means, and the power is stored in the second storage means.
Before the switching stored in the second storage means when returning from the second heating element to the first heating element or from the first heating element to the second heating element by the switching means. The fixing device according to claim 6, wherein the connecting means is controlled so as to read out the power supplied to the heating element and use the power supplied to the read-out heating element before switching.
前記制御手段は、
前記切替手段によって前記第2の発熱体から前記第1の発熱体又は前記第1の発熱体から前記第2の発熱体に切り替える際に、前記接続手段により切り替え前の発熱体に供給されていた電力と、切り替え後の発熱体の抵抗値及び前記切り替え前の発熱体の抵抗値と、に基づいて、前記切り替え後の発熱体に供給する電力を求め、求めた電力となるように前記接続手段を制御することを特徴とする請求項6に記載の定着装置。
The control means is
When switching from the second heating element to the first heating element or from the first heating element to the second heating element by the switching means, the heating element was supplied to the heating element before switching by the connecting means. Based on the power, the resistance value of the heating element after switching, and the resistance value of the heating element before switching, the power to be supplied to the heating element after switching is obtained, and the connecting means is used so as to obtain the obtained power. The fixing device according to claim 6, further comprising controlling.
前記制御手段は、前記第2の発熱体を用いて連続して定着処理を行う場合に、所定の頻度で前記切替手段によって前記第2の発熱体から前記第1の発熱体に切り替えることを特徴とする請求項8又は請求項9に記載の定着装置。 The control means is characterized in that, when the fixing process is continuously performed using the second heating element, the second heating element is switched to the first heating element by the switching means at a predetermined frequency. The fixing device according to claim 8 or 9. 前記接続手段は、双方向サイリスタであり、
前記制御手段は、前記双方向サイリスタのデューティーを制御することにより前記第1の発熱体又は前記第2の発熱体に供給される電力を制御することを特徴とする請求項1から請求項10のいずれか1項に記載の定着装置。
The connecting means is a bidirectional thyristor, and is
Claims 1 to 10, wherein the control means controls the electric power supplied to the first heating element or the second heating element by controlling the duty of the bidirectional thyristor. The fixing device according to any one item.
前記ヒータにより加熱される第1の回転体と、
前記第1の回転体とともにニップ部を形成する第2の回転体と、
を備えることを特徴とする請求項1から請求項11のいずれか1項に記載の定着装置。
The first rotating body heated by the heater and
A second rotating body forming a nip portion together with the first rotating body,
The fixing device according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the fixing device comprises the above.
前記第1の回転体は、フィルムであることを特徴とする請求項12に記載の定着装置。 The fixing device according to claim 12, wherein the first rotating body is a film. 前記ヒータは、前記フィルムの内部空間に配置されており、前記ヒータと前記第2の回転体により前記フィルムを挟持しており、
記録材上の画像は、前記フィルムと前記第2の回転体との間に形成されたニップ部で前記フィルムを介して加熱されることを特徴とする請求項13に記載の定着装置。
The heater is arranged in the internal space of the film, and the film is sandwiched between the heater and the second rotating body.
13. The fixing device according to claim 13 , wherein the image on the recording material is heated via the film at a nip portion formed between the film and the second rotating body.
記録材に未定着のトナー像を形成する画像形成手段と、
記録材上の未定着のトナー像を定着する請求項1から請求項14のいずれか1項に記載の定着装置と、
を備えることを特徴とする画像形成装置。
An image forming means for forming an unfixed toner image on a recording material,
The fixing device according to any one of claims 1 to 14, for fixing an unfixed toner image on a recording material.
An image forming apparatus comprising.
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