Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus and electric appliance including a thermoelectric element
- Patent Title (中): 图像形成装置和包括热电元件的电器
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Application No.: US12126553Application Date: 2008-05-23
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Publication No.: US08260166B2Publication Date: 2012-09-04
- Inventor: Yuji Matsuda , Hiroyuki Takahashi , Hiroki Ohkubo , Yusuke Ozaki , Eiji Nemoto
- Applicant: Yuji Matsuda , Hiroyuki Takahashi , Hiroki Ohkubo , Yusuke Ozaki , Eiji Nemoto
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
- Current Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Priority: JP2007-137891 20070524; JP2008-112685 20080423
- Main IPC: G03G15/00
- IPC: G03G15/00
Abstract:
A thermoelectric conversion element converts thermal energy of a user into electric power. A holding unit holds the electric power converted by the thermoelectric conversion element, and outputs the electric power. A switching unit switches between a first mode in which electric power is supplied to all units of an image forming apparatus and a second mode in which electric power is supplied to a part of units of the image forming apparatus. When the image forming apparatus is in the second mode, the switching unit switches from the second mode to the first mode upon receiving the electric power output from the holding unit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080292351A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND ELECTRIC APPLIANCE Public/Granted day:2008-11-27
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