Patent ID: 8401412

Claim:
A fixing apparatus comprising: a fixing mechanism including; a first motor, a first driving roller driven by the first motor pressure contacting a first driven roller, and a first nip formed between the first driving and driven rollers and configured to fix non-fixed toner carried on a sheet conveyed by the first driving roller, a conveyance mechanism arranged downstream of the fixing mechanism including; a second motor, a second driving roller driven by the second motor contacting a second driven roller, and a second nip formed between the second driving and driven rollers and configured to pinch and convey the sheet as the second driving roller rotates, and a motor control section configured to control sheet conveyance speeds V 1 and V 2 in the respective fixing and conveyance mechanisms to maintain a difference therebetween within a prescribed range by adjusting a number of rotations of one of the first and second motors.