Patent ID: 6934483
Filing Date: 2005-08-23
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image heating device comprising: a movable heating member for directly heating a material to be heated; heat-generating means for directly or indirectly heating the heating member; pressing means arranged in contact with the heating member; a temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of the heating member; and controlling means for controlling an amount of heat generated by the heat-generating means according to the temperature of the heating member detected by the temperature sensor so that the heating member has a set temperature, wherein, when a new print request is issued while an earlier print request has not finished a printing process, the controlling means stops the heating of the heating member by the heat-generating means after starting the processing of the printing that is performed in response to the new print request and restarts the heating of the heating member by the heat-generating means during the processing of the new print request.