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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2010
Kazuhito Kishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuhisa Kato, Kanagawa, JP;
Masami Okamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasutada Tsukioka, Chiba, JP;
Hiromasa Takagi, Tokyo, JP;
Susumu Matsusaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Akiyasu Amita, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuhito Kishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuhisa Kato, Kanagawa, JP;
Masami Okamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasutada Tsukioka, Chiba, JP;
Hiromasa Takagi, Tokyo, JP;
Susumu Matsusaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Akiyasu Amita, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A heater is operable with a main power supply unit and a chargeable auxiliary power supplying unit. The heater includes a heater part having one or a plurality of heater elements to receive power from the main and auxiliary power supplying units, a detecting part to detect information related to the heater part, and a controller to vary an amount of power supplied from the auxiliary power supply unit to the heater part per unit time based on the information detected by the detecting part.