Patent ID: 9442437
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. An image forming apparatus that forms a toner image on a recording material, comprising: an image forming unit that forms the toner image on the recording material; a fixing unit that fixes the toner image on the recording material while conveying the recording material bearing the toner image at a nip portion, the fixing unit including a heating member and a backup member forming the nip portion together with the heating member; a temperature detection portion that detects a temperature on the heating member; a controller that controls power to be supplied to the heating member so that the temperature detected by the temperature detection portion becomes a target temperature; and an acquisition portion that acquires information related to a ratio of an area of the toner image in a predetermined region to an area of the predetermined region, the predetermined region being located in a 2 to 6 mm range from an edge of the recording material in a width direction of the recording material and having a predetermined length in a conveyance direction of the recording material, wherein the controller changes the target temperature in accordance with the ratio.