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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
May. 28, 2015
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus of an embodiment has a printer portion, a fan motor, a counter, a timer, and a control unit. The control unit calculates a time interval between print jobs from the difference between a printing completion time of a first print job and a printing start time of a second print job based on the value which is measured by the timer when the print jobs are continuously performed. Furthermore, the control unit starts driving of the fan motor when the operation time of the printer portion which is counted by the counter or a value replaced with the operation time of the printer portion is greater than or equal to a second threshold value.