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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2011
Atsunobu Mori, Suntou-gun, JP;
Atsunobu Mori, Suntou-gun, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A switching power supply device including: a transformer configured to include a primary winding, a secondary winding, and an auxiliary winding; a switching unit configured to switch a current that flows through the primary winding of the transformer; a control unit configured to control a switching operation of the switching unit; a starting resistor connected between a voltage input side of the primary winding and a power supply terminal of the control unit; a voltage supply unit configured to rectify and smooth a voltage output from the auxiliary winding and supply the resultant to the power supply terminal; and an activation control unit configured to control activation timing of the control unit by inputting a voltage to an ON/OFF terminal of the control unit, the activation control unit being connected between the voltage input side of the primary winding and a ground side of the auxiliary winding.