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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2020
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Eiji Shinohara, Mishima Shizuoka, JP;
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The image forming apparatus has a fixing belt, a heater, a switch, a breaker, and a controller. The fixing belt is configured to circulate. The fixing belt is positioned to contact a sheet to which a toner image is transferred. The heater is configured to heat the fixing belt and thereby heat the toner image via the fixing belt. The switch is configured to selectively supply the heater with electric power provided by a power source. The breaker is connected between the power source and the switch. The breaker is operable in an OFF state and an ON state. The controller is configured to (i) switch the breaker to the OFF state from the ON state and (ii) maintain the breaker in the OFF state when (i) the state of the breaker is in the OFF state and (ii) circulation of the fixing belt is stopped.