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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2015
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Naofumi Soga, Suntou Shizuoka, JP;
Yuichi Saito, Numazu Shizuoka, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In one embodiment, a decoloring apparatus has a heating member for image decoloring, and a shutter to prevent heat transmission from the heating member. The decoloring apparatus further has a contact/separation mechanism for the heating member, a driving mechanism for the shutter, and a controller. The controller controls the contact/separation mechanism, to make the heating member to be moved to the non-decoloring position, and then controls the driving mechanism, to make the shutter to be moved to the shielding position.