Patent ID: 9188914
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming section configured to transfer a toner image to a sheet; a fusing device configured to fuse the toner image to the sheet, the fusing device including: a drive section configured to drive the first roller or the second roller; a mode switching section configured to switch an operating mode of the image forming apparatus between a first mode and a second mode, the first mode being a mode in which image formation is performed on a sheet to cause the sheet to pass through the fusing nip part, and the second mode being a standby state for image formation to cause no sheet to pass through the fusing nip part; and a controller configured to control the adjustment mechanism so that the first or second roller is in the first posture in the first mode and so that the first or second roller is in the second posture in the second mode and to control the drive section so that the first and second rollers rotate in the first mode and so that the first and second rollers rotate in the second mode.