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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2015
Applicant:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Takaki Saiki, Kanagawa, JP;
Seiji Honda, Kanagawa, JP;
Kunihito Sato, Kanagawa, JP;
Junichi Iwasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01); H01L 23/38 (2006.01); H01L 35/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/2053 (2013.01); G03G 15/2017 (2013.01); H01L 35/32 (2013.01); H01L 35/325 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic apparatus includes a first thermoelectric converter that converts thermal energy dissipated from a heat source into electrical energy, a second thermoelectric converter provided on a side of a low-temperature portion of the first thermoelectric converter and that converts electrical energy into thermal energy, and a power supply controller that controls supply of power to the second thermoelectric converter such that the low-temperature portion of the first thermoelectric converter is cooled or heated.