Temperature determining device, temperature correcting method, and image forming apparatus
First Claim
1. A temperature determining device, comprising:
- a temperature detecting unit that detects a temperature of a determination object member based on an intensity of infrared rays from the object member;
a unit for determining a temperature for correction that determines a temperature of an opposing member opposed to the object member or a temperature of a member whose temperature changes in correlation to a change in the temperature of the opposing member; and
a calculating unit that corrects the detected temperature obtained by the temperature detecting unit using the temperature as the temperature for correction obtained by the unit for determining a temperature for correction.
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Abstract
A temperature determining device is composed of a temperature detecting unit that detects a temperature of a determination object member based on an intensity of infrared rays from the object member, a unit for determining a temperature for correction that determines a temperature of an opposing member opposed to the object member or a temperature of a member whose temperature changes in correlation to a change in the temperature of the opposing member, and a calculating unit that corrects the detected temperature obtained by the temperature detecting unit using the temperature as the temperature for correction obtained by the unit for determining a temperature for correction. Thus, stable temperature determination can be performed accurately without being influenced by infrared rays from around a determination object member.
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1. A temperature determining device, comprising:
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a temperature detecting unit that detects a temperature of a determination object member based on an intensity of infrared rays from the object member;
a unit for determining a temperature for correction that determines a temperature of an opposing member opposed to the object member or a temperature of a member whose temperature changes in correlation to a change in the temperature of the opposing member; and
a calculating unit that corrects the detected temperature obtained by the temperature detecting unit using the temperature as the temperature for correction obtained by the unit for determining a temperature for correction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A temperature correcting method, comprising:
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a first step of detecting a temperature of a determination object member based on an intensity of infrared rays from the object member;
a second step of determining a temperature of an opposing member opposed to the object member or a temperature of a member whose temperature changes in correlation to a change in the temperature of the opposing member; and
a third step of correcting the detected temperature obtained in the first step using the temperature as a temperature for correction obtained in the second step.
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6. An image forming apparatus comprising a fixing unit that allows a toner image transferred on a transferring material to be fixed on the transferring material by heating the toner image under pressure,
wherein the fixing unit comprises: -
a fixing member that is brought into contact with the transferring material so as to heat the transferring material;
a heating source that heats the fixing member directly or indirectly;
a temperature detecting unit that detects a surface temperature of the fixing member based on an intensity of infrared rays from the fixing member;
a unit for determining a temperature for correction that determines a temperature of a constituent member of the fixing unit opposed to the fixing member or a temperature of a member whose temperature changes in correlation to a change in the temperature of the constituent member; and
a calculating unit that corrects the detected temperature obtained by the temperature detecting unit using the temperature as the temperature for correction obtained by the unit for determining a temperature for correction. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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