Cooling system for use in an image forming machine
US5144366A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 31, 1991 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/206
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cooling system for an image forming machine which is provided with a single temperature sensor for detecting a temperature inside the image forming machine, an operating section for setting the number of sheets to be copied continuously, a judgment circuit for determining a voltage value applied to a cooling fan in accordance with the set number of sheets and the temperature detected by the temperature sensor, and a drive control circuit for controlling the voltage applied to the cooling fan in accordance with the voltage value determined by the judgment circuit and drive the cooling fan.
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