Image forming apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorShuji Obata
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AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorShuji Obata
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An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit configured to form an image; a transfer circuit configured to generate a transfer voltage, and supply the transfer voltage to transfer roller for transferring the image onto a sheet; a door provided to a mounting portion onto which the image forming unit is mounted; a sensor configured to detect an open/closed state of the door; an interlock switch configured to interrupt voltage to be supplied to the transfer circuit, in a case where the sensor detects an open state in which the door is opened; and a controller configured to: determine whether a failure has occurred or not based on a detection result of the sensor and a supplying/interrupting state of the voltage of the interlock switch; and determine, in a case where determining that the failure has occurred, which of the sensor and the interlock switch is failed.
An image forming apparatus comprising:
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