Heating device and image forming apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9084294
APP PUB NO 20130195479A1
SERIAL NO

13748440

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A heating device includes: an alternating current (AC) power supply line configured to supply AC current from an AC power supply; a heat generation unit configured to generate heat in accordance with the AC current; an energization regulation unit configured to regulate energization time of the AC current to the heat generation unit; a switching unit configured to switch a connection state between the AC power supply and the heat generation unit; and a high-voltage protection unit, which is connected between the AC power supply line at a rear stage of the switching unit, and which is configured to protect the energization regulation unit against an abnormal input high voltage.

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  • BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Inukai, Katsumi Iwakura, JP 76 529
Maruyama, Tsuyoshi Aichi-ken, JP 42 209
Tsujihara, Hiroyuki Nagoya, JP 3 11

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