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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2015
Homare Ehara, Kanagawa, JP;
Takaaki Shirai, Tokyo, JP;
Norikazu Okada, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoyuki Yamashita, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryohta Kubokawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuma Kasai, Kanagawa, JP;
Keita Maejima, Kanagawa, JP;
Homare Ehara, Kanagawa, JP;
Takaaki Shirai, Tokyo, JP;
Norikazu Okada, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoyuki Yamashita, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryohta Kubokawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuma Kasai, Kanagawa, JP;
Keita Maejima, Kanagawa, JP;
Rioch Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a fixing device to fix an image on a recording medium by heating the recording medium, multiple heat storing devices to store heat generated at the fixing device, an electric generating element to generate power by converting the heat into power, and a switch to switch connection and disconnection between the electric generating element and at least one of the multiple heat storing devices.