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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2016
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichiro Matsumoto, Yokohama, JP;
Daisuke Miyagawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An open-close discriminating apparatus includes an output portion configured to output a DC voltage having been converted from an AC voltage; a switch portion having an end connected with the output portion, the switch portion being configured to supply the DC voltage outputted to the output portion to a load when the switch portion is in a closed state, and to shut off the supply when the switch portion is in an open state; a capacitor connected with the other end of the switch portion; and a discriminating portion configured to discriminate whether the switch portion is in the open state or the closed state on the basis of a change amount of a voltage of the other end of the switch portion in a predetermined time period.