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US 7,116,923 B2Granted
Fuser provided with auxiliary power supply device to operate with varying power
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsKazuhito Kishi, Yasuhisa Kato, Akiyasu Amita, Masami Okamoto, Yasutada Tsukioka, Hiromasa Takagi
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Abstract
An apparatus for fusing toner with a sheet includes an electricity storage device, a heating unit configured to generate heat based on electric power supplied from the electricity storage device, a fusing member configured to fuse the toner with the sheet through heat applied by the heating unit, and a control unit which changes a rated power of the heating unit.
Claims13
A fuser apparatus comprising:
- an electricity storage device;
- a first heating unit configured to generate heat based on electric power supplied from a commercial power supply;
- a second heating unit configured to generate heat based on electric power supplied from said electricity storage device;
- a fusing member configured to fuse toner with a sheet through heat applied by said first heating unit and said second heating unit;
- and
- a control unit configured to change a rated power of said second heating unit.
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An apparatus for forming an image, comprising:
- an electrophotography unit configured to create a toner image through electrophotography and transfer the toner image onto a sheet;
- and
- a fuser configured to fuse toner of the toner image with the sheet, wherein said fuser includes:
- an electricity storage device;
- a first heating unit configured to generate heat based on electric power supplied from a commercial power supply;
- a second heating unit configured to generate heat based on electric power supplied from said electricity storage device;
- a fusing member configured to fuse the toner with the sheet through heat applied by said first heating unit and said second heating unit;
- and
- a control unit configured to change a rated power of said second heating unit.
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A fuser apparatus comprising:
- an electricity storage device;
- first heating means for generating heat based on electric power supplied from a commercial power supply;
- second heating means for generating heat based on electric power supplied from said electricity storage device;
- a fusing member configured to fuse toner with a sheet through heat applied by said first heating unit and said second heating unit;
- and
- control means for changing a rated power of said second heating means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.