Apparatus, method, and non-transitory recording medium for power generation using heat in image forming apparatus
US9541867B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 31, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/80
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a fixing device to fix an image on a recording medium by heating the recording medium, multiple heat storing devices to store heat generated at the fixing device, an electric generating element to generate power by converting the heat into power, and a switch to switch connection and disconnection between the electric generating element and at least one of the multiple heat storing devices.
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