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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2014
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Shotaro Yoshimura, Mishima, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/2039 (2013.01); G03G 15/55 (2013.01); G03G 15/80 (2013.01);
Abstract
The image forming apparatus includes a first control unit which controls a voltage generation unit that converts an AC voltage to generate a DC voltage, a heat generation member, and a switch which supplies or shuts off electric power to the heat generation member. The first control unit acquires information for controlling the switch, and controls the switch.