Patent ID: 8649697

Claim:
An image formation apparatus comprising a fixation device and a controller, the image formation apparatus comprising: a temperature measurement unit configured to measure a temperature of the fixation device, the fixation device comprising: a first conveyance member; a first press member facing the first conveyance member; a second press member facing the first conveyance member; and a support mechanism supporting the first and second press members and capable of switching between whether to press the first and second press members against the first conveyance member or to separate the first and second press members away from the first conveyance member, wherein the controller is configured to control the support mechanism to maintain separation of the second press member from the first conveyance member while pressing the first press member against the first conveyance member, until the temperature detected by the temperature measurement unit reaches a predetermined temperature, and to press the first and second press members against the first conveyance member, after the temperature detected by the temperature measurement unit reaches the predetermined temperature.