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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 20, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masahiro Fujita, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Takayuki Tsuboi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ; H01L / ; H04M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
136259 ; 136245 ; 136246 ; 136251 ; 136291 ; 379440 ; 379457 ;
Abstract
An apparatus comprising a solar battery, or a device adapted to be used with the apparatus, includes a first arrangement for driving the apparatus into a redetermined state so as to prevent the apparatus from being adversely affected by heat from illumination light impinging on the solar battery, and a second arrangement for driving the apparatus into a state different from the predetermined state by using a driving force of the first arrangement.