Patent ID: 7965955
Filing Date: 2011-06-21
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming device configured to form a toner image on a plurality of types of recording materials including coated paper whose surface is coated with resin; an image heating device configured to heat the toner image on the recording material at a nip portion; a detector configured to detect a temperature of the image heating device; an operating panel which is operable by an operator, in a case where the type of recording material is the coated paper, so as to set one of at least two image forming modes for the recording material, the at least two image forming modes including a first image forming mode in which the recording material is conveyed at a first speed and an image is formed on the recording material and a second image forming mode in which the recording material is conveyed at a second speed slower than the first speed and an image is formed on the recording material; and a controller configured to control the image forming device in accordance with the image forming mode set via the operating panel, wherein the controller permits start of image formation in accordance with the temperature detected by the detector, and wherein image formation in the first image forming mode is started when the temperature is within a first temperature range which is between a first temperature and a second temperature and image formation in the second image forming mode is started when the temperature is within a second temperature range which is within the first temperature range.