Image forming apparatus having multiple medium paths to a fixing unit

摘要

An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on a first medium at an image forming position, a fixing unit configured to fix the image formed on the first medium by heating the first medium at a first temperature, a conveying unit configured to convey the first medium to the fixing unit through a first path extending from the image forming position to the fixing unit and convey a second medium to the fixing unit through a second path that merges with the first path at a position between the image forming position and the fixing unit, and a control unit configured to control the fixing unit to be a second temperature that is higher than the first temperature, when the control unit determines that the conveying unit is conveying the second medium to the fixing unit through the second path.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
a medium holder configured to store a first medium; an image forming unit configured to form an image on the first medium at an image forming position; a fixing unit configured to fix the image formed on the first medium by heating the first medium at a first temperature; a conveying unit configured to convey the first medium to the fixing unit through a first path extending from the medium holder to the fixing unit through the image forming position and convey a second medium to the fixing unit through a second path that branches off from the first path at a position between the medium holder and the image forming unit and merges with the first path at a position between the image forming position and the fixing unit; and a control unit configured to control the fixing unit to be at a second temperature that is higher than the first temperature, when the control unit determines that the conveying unit is conveying the second medium to the fixing unit through the second path.