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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2021
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yohei Doi, Mishima Shizuoka, JP;
Eiji Shinohara, Mishima Shizuoka, JP;
Kazuhiko Kikuchi, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Sasuke Endo, Chigasaki Kanagawa, JP;
Masaya Tanaka, Sunto Shizuoka, JP;
Ryota Saeki, Sunto Shizuoka, JP;
Kousei Miyashita, Sunto Shizuoka, JP;
Ryosuke Kojima, Sunto Shizuoka, JP;
Yuki Kawashima, Tagata Shizuoka, JP;
Kiyotaka Murakami, Mishima Shizuoka, JP;
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes a fixing unit including a heater and a fixing belt. The fixing belt is electrically connected between a first power source and a ground terminal. A controller is configured to control the heater to heat the fixing belt. The controller is further configured to determine whether a current is flowing through the fixing belt and, upon determining that a current is not flowing through the fixing belt, control the heater not to heat the fixing belt.