Patent ID: 11960229
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 11:
12. The image forming apparatus according to claim 8,
wherein the plurality of predetermined conditions are at least three conditions different from each other and the specific condition is a first specific condition,
wherein a second threshold, which is larger than the threshold, is set, and
wherein, after the parameter of the cumulative usage of the fixing unit reaches the second threshold, in a case where the first specific condition, a second specific condition, or a third specific condition of the plurality of predetermined conditions is satisfied, the applied pressure of the fixing unit is not released or reduced, and in a case where the predetermined conditions of the plurality of predetermined conditions other than the first specific condition, the second specific condition, and the third specific condition are satisfied, the applied pressure of the fixing unit is released or reduced by the applied pressure adjusting mechanism.