Cooling system and image forming apparatus with cooling system
US7302202B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 5, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/206
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides a cooling system including: a cold air generator which supplies cold air into a case of an apparatus; a wireless temperature sensor which is provided near at least one module constituting the apparatus and sends temperature data as a radio signal; a transmitter/receiver which sends a radio signal having a predetermined frequency to the temperature sensor and receives a radio signal from the temperature sensor; and a controller which controls an operation of the cold air generator on the basis of a radio signal received by the transmitter/receiver.
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