Image forming apparatus and fixing device used therein
US7266314B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 19, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/2035
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A jumper cable is provided in a connector connected to an output signal of a temperature detection device and a detection signal line of fixing device specification means, and electric power supply to the temperature detection device is connected though the jumper cable. Therefore, when an electric connector connecting a main body of an image forming apparatus and a fixing device is disconnected, the overheating of the fixing device is avoided.
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