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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2020
Filed:
May. 31, 2019
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Ryosuke Kasahara, Tsukubamirai, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming device configured to form an image on a sheet; a fan configured to be driven to perform ventilation; and at least one controller configured to function as: a unit configured to store flag information indicating a state where a dew condensation countermeasure is required in a non-volatile memory; a unit configured to restrict image formation by the image forming device and execute dew condensation countermeasure processing to cause the fan to perform predetermined driving; and a unit configured to delete, from the non-volatile memory, the flag information upon completion of the dew condensation countermeasure processing, wherein the controller executes the dew condensation countermeasure processing upon activation of the image forming apparatus based on at least storage of the flag information in the non-volatile memory.