Patent ID: 6882805
Filing Date: 2005-04-19
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image input section which inputs an image, a size selection section which selects a size of a recording medium on which an image input by the image input section is formed, a toner image forming section which forms a toner image of the image input by the image input section on the recording medium with the size selected by the size selection section, a fixing section having a fixing member which heats and fixes the toner image formed on the recording medium by the toner image forming section onto the recording medium, and a heater divided into a plurality of systems used to respectively heat a plurality of divided regions of the fixing member, and a control section which determines allocation power amounts to be supplied to the respective systems of the heater according to the size of the recording medium selected by the size selection section and supplies the allocation power amounts to the respective systems of the heater when the fixing member is required to be warmed up, wherein the heater is an induction heater which heats the fixing member by induction heating according to the power supplied from the control section.