Image forming apparatus with power factor improvement section
US8989610B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 8, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/205
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The image forming apparatus includes a fixing section which has a heater and heats and fixes an unfixed image, formed on a recording material, to the recording material, a power supply section which has a rectification section rectifying alternating current, a power factor improvement section receiving input of current output from the rectification section, and a DC/DC converter DC/DC converting current output from the power factor improvement section, a current detection section which detects current flowing to the heater, and a control section which controls operation of the power factor improvement section according to current detected by the current detection section.
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