Image forming apparatus having a function of turning on a power supply using a timer
US5710959A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 10, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/80
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus having a timer function includes a main switch for manually switching between supply and interruption of electric power to the apparatus, a detector for detecting whether the main switch is in a power-interruption state or in a power-supply state, a memory for storing a state indicating that the main switch is in a power-interruption state when it has been detected that the main switch is in a power-interruption state, a controller for placing the apparatus in a standby state in which an image can be formed or in a shutdown state in which an image cannot be formed during a preset time period, and a power supply for supplying power to the controller, wherein the apparatus is placed in a standby state even by a set shutdown time period in the case a power-interruption state is stored and wherein the apparatus is placed in a shutdown state during the set shutdown time period in the case the power-interruption state is not stored.
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