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US 10,483,752 B2Granted
Power supply apparatus and image forming apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorShota Suzuki
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Abstract
The power supply apparatus has a configuration in which a temperature detection element and a voltage division resistance element are connected in series as a voltage division unit for an output voltage from a secondary side of a transformer of the power supply apparatus, and stops output of the power supply apparatus based on an output from the voltage division unit.
Claims13
A power supply apparatus comprising:
- a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding;
- a switching element connected in series to the primary winding of the transformer;
- a control unit configured to control an output voltage induced in the secondary winding of the transformer by driving the switching element;
- a feedback unit configured to feedback a detection result of a voltage induced on the secondary winding to the control unit;
- and
- a detection unit configured to detect an overheat state of the transformer and output an overheat signal to the control unit,
- wherein the detection unit has a voltage division unit configured to divide the output voltage,
- wherein the voltage division unit includes a temperature detection element to detect a temperature of the transformer, and a resistance element connected in series to the temperature detection element, the voltage division unit disposed in a vicinity of the transformer,
- wherein the detection unit outputs the overheat detection signal to the control unit in a case where the detection unit detects the overheat state of the transformer based on a voltage obtained by dividing the output voltage by the voltage division unit, and
- the control unit turns off the switching element in response to the overheat detection signal output from the detection unit, and stops driving of the switching element.
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An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image forming unit configured to perform image formation onto a recording material;
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- a power supply apparatus configured to supply power to the image forming apparatus,
- wherein the power supply apparatus includes:
- a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding;
- a switching element connected in series to the primary winding of the transformer;
- a control unit configured to control an output voltage induced in the secondary winding of the transformer by driving the switching element;
- a feedback unit configured to feedback a detection result of a voltage induced on the secondary winding to the control unit;
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- a detection unit configured to detect an overheat state of the transformer and output an overheat signal to the control unit,
- wherein the detection unit has a voltage division unit configured to divide the output voltage,
- wherein the voltage division unit includes a temperature detection element to detect a temperature of the transformer, and a resistance element connected in series to the temperature detection element, the voltage division unit disposed in a vicinity of the transformer,
- wherein the detection unit outputs an overheat detection signal to the control unit in a case where the detection unit detects the overheat state of the transformer based on a voltage obtained by dividing the output voltage by the voltage division unit, and
- the control unit turns off the switching element in response to the overheat detection signal output from the detection unit, and stops driving of the switching element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.