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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2007
Yoshio Nakazawa, Chino, JP;
Yoshio Nakazawa, Chino, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A high voltage power supply apparatus according to the present invention is a high voltage power supply apparatus that applies a bias voltage at least to a developing roller of a developing unit, the apparatus comprising: a transformer that increases an AC voltage and includes a main winding and a sub winding on the secondary side thereof; a first capacitor whose first end is connected to a common connection point between the main and sub windings; a second capacitor whose first end is connected to one end of the sub winding which is not the common connection point side; a zener diode whose both ends are connected to the second end of the first capacitor and second end of the second capacitor; and a DC voltage application section that applies a DC voltage to the zener diode, wherein a voltage generated in the second end of the first capacitor is used as a voltage to be applied to the developing roller.