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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2015
Mami Akiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuki Sato, Kanagawa, JP;
Shiro Akama, Tokyo, JP;
Yuta Ueda, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroki Ishimitsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Sakie Higuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Mami Akiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuki Sato, Kanagawa, JP;
Shiro Akama, Tokyo, JP;
Yuta Ueda, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroki Ishimitsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Sakie Higuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a first human body detector, a second human body detector, and a controller. The first human body detector has a first detection span to detect a human body to output a signal. The second human body detector has a second detection span to detect a human body to output a signal. The controller changes a state of the image forming apparatus from a standby state to an operation state in accordance with the output signal from each of the first human body detector and the second human body detector. A first center line of the first detection span intersects with a second center line of the second detection span at a portion where the first detection span and the second detection span overlap with each other in a planar view.