Patent ID: 7920802

Claim:
A heating control device comprising: a first heating unit that heats a member; a second heating unit that heats the member; a third heating unit that heats a pressure member, the pressure member being arranged opposite to the member and pressing the member to form a nip between the member and the press member; a first temperature sensing unit that senses first temperature of the member in a first position corresponding to the first heating unit; a second temperature sensing unit that senses second temperature of the member in a second position corresponding to the second heating unit; a third temperature sensing unit that senses third temperature of the pressure member; a first control-value calculating unit that calculates, based on the second temperature, a first control value to control the first heating unit; another control-value calculating unit that calculates, based on the first control-value, another control value to control the third heating unit; and a first control unit that controls the first heating unit with the first control.