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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2021
Applicant:
Kenichi Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Kenichi Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01); H05K 1/02 (2006.01); H10N 10/13 (2023.01); H10N 10/82 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/80 (2013.01); H05K 1/0203 (2013.01); H10N 10/13 (2023.02); H10N 10/82 (2023.02); H05K 2201/10219 (2013.01);
Abstract
To provide a control board for efficiently generating electric energy in a power generating device from heat generated from an electronic device. A control board includes a board including a first heat dissipating pad; an electronic device including a second heat dissipating pad to dissipate heat; a power generating device including a Peltier device which converts heat energy generated from the electronic device into electric energy, wherein the power generating device is sandwiched between the first heat dissipating pad and the second heat dissipating pad; and a power supply circuit configured to reuse the electric energy.