Patent ID: 6885834
Filing Date: 2005-04-26
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A printing apparatus comprising: an image forming section for forming an image on a recording medium using an electrophotographic method; a fixing unit for fixing the image on the recording medium thereto by heating and pressurizing the recording medium with a pair of fixing rotation members; a reversing mechanism for reversing the recording medium having a fixed image on its first side, to print an image on a second side of the recording medium; and a controller for controlling the rotation of said fixing rotation members and said image forming section, wherein, when printing the second side of the recording medium subsequent to printing the first side of the recording medium, said controller temporarily stops rotation of said fixing rotation members after the recording medium passes through said fixing unit for fixing the image on the first side of the recording medium and before fixing the image on the second side of the recording medium.