US 12,072,652 B2
Image forming apparatus
Yayoi Doi, Mishima Shizuoka (JP)
Assigned to Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Feb. 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/163,593.
Application 18/163,593 is a continuation of application No. 17/537,740, filed on Nov. 30, 2021, granted, now 11,604,428.
Application 17/537,740 is a continuation of application No. 17/038,751, filed on Sep. 30, 2020, granted, now 11,215,944, issued on Jan. 4, 2022.
Application 17/038,751 is a continuation of application No. 16/801,519, filed on Feb. 26, 2020, granted, now 10,824,103, issued on Nov. 3, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0176512 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. G03G 15/20 (2006.01)
CPC G03G 15/2053 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
an image forming device configured to perform image forming based on image data;
an image fixing device including a plurality of heater elements, which includes a first heater element; and
a controller configured to:
shrink at least a part of an image to be formed based on the image data based on a position of the image to be formed relative to a position of the heater elements,
control the image forming device to form the shrunk image on a sheet, and
cause a part of the heater elements, not the first heater element, to be turned on to fix the shrunk image formed on the sheet.