Patent ID: 8165486

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: an apparatus main unit; a detected unit that is placed in the apparatus main unit; a temperature detection member that is provided out of contact with the detected unit in the apparatus main unit, the temperature detection member configured to detect a temperature of the detected unit; a change member configured to change a state of an air current in the apparatus main unit; a temperature correction unit configured to correct a value relevant to the temperature detected by the temperature detection member based on the state change of the air current by the change member; and a fixing unit that is provided in the apparatus main unit and is configured to fix a developer image onto a sheet, the fixing unit comprising a heating member and a pressing member placed facing the heating member and provided as a position of the pressing member relative to the heating member, wherein the detected unit is the heating member, the change member is the pressing member, and the temperature correction unit is configured to correct the value relevant to the temperature detected by the temperature detection member based on the position of the pressing member.