Patent ID: 7715759
Filing Date: 2010-05-11
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image bearing member; a first motor for driving said image bearing member; a fixing unit which fixes an image transferred from said image bearing member to a recording material onto the recording material, said fixing unit having a roller to form a fixing nip portion that pinches and conveys the recording material; a second motor for driving said roller; and a train of reduction gears for transmitting a drive force from said first motor to said fixing unit; wherein said roller is started up by said first motor via the train of reduction gears at a first speed from a condition in which said roller is stopped and then driven by said second motor at a second speed higher than the first speed, and wherein while an image is formed on the recording material, said first motor drives said image bearing member, and said second motor drives said roller at the second speed.