Recording medium conveyance failure occurrence predicting apparatus, fixing device, image forming apparatus, and recording medium conveyance failure occurrence predicting method

摘要

A recording medium conveyance failure occurrence predicting apparatus predicts an occurrence of a conveyance failure of a recording medium conveyed in a conveyance path in an image forming apparatus including a recording medium conveyance member that conveys the recording medium while moving and contacting the recording medium, and a separation portion where the recording medium is separated from the recording medium conveyance member. The recording medium conveyance failure occurrence predicting apparatus includes a recording medium abnormal separation detecting unit that detects an abnormal separation of the recording medium from the recording medium conveyance member, and a determining unit that predicts an occurrence of a conveyance failure of the recording medium in the separation portion based on a detection result of the recording medium abnormal separation detecting unit.