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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2011
Satoru Ishikake, Kanagawa, JP;
Masanori Kawasumi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideyo Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Yosuke Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Hirokatsu Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroki Atari, Kanagawa, JP;
Kimie Toda, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoru Ishikake, Kanagawa, JP;
Masanori Kawasumi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideyo Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Yosuke Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Hirokatsu Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroki Atari, Kanagawa, JP;
Kimie Toda, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus that has a monochrome mode and a full color mode as image forming modes, includes: a power supply unit configured to supply power thereto; a main power switch configured to turn on and off the power supply unit; a mode switching unit configured to selectively and manually be switched between the monochrome mode and the full color mode, wherein the main power switch and the mode switching unit are integrally formed as one mode switch; a power supply interrupting unit configured to interrupt power supply to a part that is necessary to form an image in a mode other than the monochrome mode, when the mode switch is set to the monochrome mode.