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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2010
Tsuyoshi Maruyama, Nagoya, JP;
Masahito Hamaya, Nagoya, JP;
Katsumi Inukai, Iwakura, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a voltage applying unit for applying a voltage to an electric load; a sub control unit for controlling the voltage applying unit; a restarting unit for restarting the sub control unit in response to receipt of a restart signal; a determining unit for determining whether or not a restart of the sub control unit is an abnormal restart; and a main control unit. The main control unit generates a control start signal for allowing the voltage applying unit to start generation of the voltage, and the restart signal. When the determining unit determines that the restart of the sub control unit is an abnormal restart, the main control unit sends again the control start signal to the sub control unit.